BOOK NEEDED FOR ARTICLE REVIEW  FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION BOOK

ARTICLE REVIEW

For your first Article Review, you may choose either Article 3 or Article 4 from the Helmick & Petersen text.

 

Include an overview of the problem area discussed in the article.

• Summarize any theories or conclusions reached by the author.
• Briefly provide your own assessment of the article, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses.
• Explain how the article relates contributes towards the field of conflict management.

Each Article Review should be no more than two pages (double-spaced) in a Word document and adhere to MLA style.  Before you begin your Article Review, make sure you check the Assignments folder in Modules/Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8 to see which article you should be reading.  Your Article Reviews are due, respectively, by the end of each of these aforementioned Modules/Weeks

 

BOOK NEEDED FOR JOURNAL REVIEW

MANAGING CONFLICT THROUGH COMMUNICATION 5TH EDITION

DUDLEY D CAHN

 

JOURNAL REVIEW 1-9

 

 

Journal Activity 1

 

In the table below, the left-hand column contains sets of communication expressions that indicate conflict from a particular metaphorical position.  In the column on the right, follow the italics example in set 1 by filling in the blanks underneath “Metaphor for Conflict.”  Be sure to identify:

 

1) Where the scene of the conflict is.

 

2) Who the participants are.

 

3) Who must win the battle and by what method.

 

4) What is the outcome/purpose of the conflict?

 

Communication Expressions	Metaphor for Conflict
Set 1: Your actions are completely indefensible. He attacked me where I was most vulnerable – my kids. That criticism is right on target. Okay, shoot! Accusations were hurled back and forth.  I just retreat.  I fall back and regroup.  Then I wait for an opening. He slaughters me when I cry and get confused. When I don’t want it to come to blow (laughs), I launch a diversionary attack, like telling him the kids are calling me.	WAR   The scene for conflict is battlefield. The participants in discussion are warriors who must win the battle.  Nothing falls short of “killing” or reducing the effectiveness of the opponent.  The purpose or outcome is inevitably a reduction of players, harm, desire for vengeance and a repetition of the battle.
Set 2: He’s about to blow up.  Any little thing will set him off.  Larry’s got a short fuse.  The pressure’s building up so fast that something’s gotta give soon!  I just need to let off steam.  She is really pushing my buttons.	EXPLOSION
Set 3: He’s got the best case.  The jury’s still out on that one.  You’re accusing me of what? She’s the guilty party on this one.	TRIAL
Set 4: I’m on a sinking ship with no lifeboat.  I’m traveling a rocky road.  I’m working with a checkbook that won’t balance.	STRUGGLE
Set 5: I felt like being “a rowboat caught in a hurricane.  Tornado, Avalanche I was swept away, Like a fire raging out of control.	ACT OF NATURE

 

 

 

Journal Activity 2 

 

Choose ONE of the following:

 

• Cahn & Abigail 1   Think about it. p. 25, #,3,4,5, (Your essay should be about 1 page in length.)
• Borisoff & Victor, p. 30: Suggested Activities A  
• Borisoff & Victor, p. 30: Suggested Activities B  
• Borisoff & Victor, p. 31: Suggested Activities C  

 

 

 

Journal Activity 3

 

• Cahn & Abigail 2 Discuss it. #2 p. 52. Please write out answer.  No discussion group.

 

Journal Activity 4

 

• Cahn & Abigail 3   p. 74 Work With It. #1

 

Journal Activity 5

 

• Cahn & Abigail 4  Apply it p. 102 #4

 

Journal Activity 6

 

• Cahn & Abigail 4 Apply it p. 102  #5

 

Journal Activity 7

 

• Cahn & Abigail 4 -Apply It - p. 102 #6 Journal Activity 8
• Cahn & Abigail 5  Work with it #1  p. 130 #1-5   answer all questions after case study.

 

Journal Activity 9

 

• Sande, chs. 4 and 5: Reflection paragraph
• Reconcile Sande’s approach to “rights” and “I” statements on p. 92 and 102–109 with Cahn & Abigail’s list of rights on p.  83.  Are these two approaches compatible with each other?  Write no more than a ½ page.