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Consider This 13.1

Think about the times when you thought you had nothing in common with someone you perceived as an adversary. Sometimes you may have had heated conversations and at other times you did what you could to avoid any conversation. What were some of the things participants in Common Ground found they could agree on and thus act on together? Imagine a group of pro- and anti-affirmative action individuals participating in a Common Ground project. What might they find they have in common?

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Consider This 13.2

How do you know when a conflict has become personal? What specific behaviors in conflict episodes do you perceive as personal? What happens to you when you perceive that the conflict has gotten personal? What do you do to escalate a conflict? Are the conflicts typically about certain topics or with certain people more prone to "meanness"? Why?

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Consider This 13.3

Reflect back on our discussion of listening preferences in Chapter 3 and learning styles in Chapter 6. Using your understanding of these preferences and styles, describe how they might produce different kinds of substantive, affective, and procedural conflict in a group.

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Consider This 13.4

Review the eight steps and identify the principles for expressing disagreements ethically. Then ask yourself how each step tries to encourage the principle.






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