Libby Montan The Conflict Perspective

21st-century humans are often reminded from media sources, advertising and other prevailing cultural meme machines that we are more informed, more sophisticated, and more societally, culturally, environmentally and technologically savvy than at any other time of our known human historical existence. With our smartphones in hand, we can search and devour written information with the assistance of search engines and electronic libraries and watch documentaries on countless subject matters with online video services. Moreover, the recent introduction of AI enhanced virtual assistants, like Alexa and Google Home, allows access to a virtual “answer machine” where the incessant inquisitive can ask it obscure question upon obscure question and receive a carefully worded and (most likely true) answer. Regrettably, our factual excess and supposed technology-given worldliness still have not allowed us to overcome our tribalistic tendencies regarding people and ideas. Recent events at U.C Berkeley and excerpts from Deborah Tannen’s article “Taking a “War of

There are roughly 800,000 people living within the United States that is under the protection of an executive order during the Obama administration called Deferred Action Against Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. These children, commonly referred to as “Dreamers,” have grown up in the United States. They attended elementary school here, many graduated high school here, and many went on to become successful adults living in the United States, but as of September 5th, 2017 the DACA program was shut down by the Trump administration, pending a trial in Congress. This means that those hundreds of thousands of individuals living under the DACA arm will no longer be legal residents in the United States.

In general, conflict theory is to explain the conflict between authority groups and powerless groups through the uneven distribution of power and resources in society (Lai, 2013). It is based entirely in power and how those in power do all they can to hold the majority of the population down and to keep them from gaining power, so as to secure their own position. Conflict theorists all assume that the existing social order is not a product of consensus and mutual benefit but rather a function of power differentials in society. These perspectives recognize that societal resources are limited and contend that opposing groups are in a constant struggle for a greater share of the resources and power that comes with them. As groups struggle to gain

In the book, Sacrifice Zones, Steve Lerner takes readers through twelve separate stories of communities in the United States that have been unwillingly exposed to high levels of environmental toxicity. In each of these cases, citizens of those communities reacted to and pushed back against being exposed to toxic chemicals, sometimes successfully and sometimes less so. In every case, the people most heavily exposed to these health hazards were minorities and low-income citizens, which, Lerner argues, is why government officials and corporate decision-makers chose knowingly to risk exposing them. This paper will outline Lerner’s book and argue that despite a long history of protests, lawsuits, media attention and nationwide outrage, willing exposure of low-income and minority Americans to toxic chemicals in the pursuit of government and corporate interests is still a major problem today.

The African American community, in contrast to the rest of Norco and Louisiana, is historically afflicted with higher rates of cancer and asthma related deaths (Margie 01:19:29:20 ), and more prone to birth defects (Wilma Subra 01:18:09:03 ). Closely related and contrastingly to this, the white community of Norco tends to have longer lifespans, and are apparently less affected by cancer and asthma (Sal 01:21:11:29 ). The film directly compares these two perspectives, layering them side by side chronologically. The film uses this comparison as evidence that the African American community’s close proximity to the Shell refinery is an environmental determinant to health. Furthermore, that geographic location and environment are factors directly affecting health.

Before watching the video, I had not heard of the issue at all. In fact, I did not even know about the same issue being in a town that is very close to my home. These issues are not nationwide, so it is not taken as seriously as it should be. This is because mass media has not gotten involved. As made in my last point, the government would not want the nation as a whole to see that there are issues like this that they are not helping because it would give them a bad name and turn more a more people against them. If the video goes viral or even becomes more popular, maybe Libby will start getting more attention on a national level. There are people all around this country that can relate to asbestos problems and many, many more who will feel sympathy and empathy for these people that are going through a difficult time. If the government were to see an entire nation supporting this small town, they would have no choice but to help fund them to fix this problem. Libby needs to get mass media involved if they really want change to

The town of Mossville, Louisiana, serves as a prime example of community resilience a bit closer to home. Mossville is rural community of predominantly low income African American citizens. Within a two-mile radius of the town lie over 30 petrochemical and industrial plants which release thousands of pounds of carcinogens like benzene, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride, and dioxin—a persistent organic pollutant recognized as “the most toxic substance known to science,” into the community (Martin 2010), transforming this town into a sacrifice zone. According to Professor White’s lecture on vulnerability, a sacrifice zone can be defined as a geographical area of predominantly low income and minority communities that has been permanently impaired by environmental damage or economic disinvestment (White 4/24). The water and air contamination from the corporations have caused myriad adverse health effects throughout the community, including reproductive problems, hormone disruption, cancer, and impaired physical and cognitive development in children (Martin 2010). In 1988, a federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry found that the blood of Mossville residents contained a level of dioxin three times higher than the national average (Martin 2010). The town of Mossville is an example demonstrating the adverse effects big

Third, scholars have studied the grassroots community activism that has developed in response to the exposure to toxins. These studies have emphasized the direct confrontational tactics used that are reminiscent of the civil rights and other social justice movements, such as protest marches and picketing. Particularly identity politics have played a significant role in uniting communities and raising awareness about the disparities in vulnerability to public health threats. In her book, Noxious New York, Julie Sze argues that environmental justice protests were racialized in reaction to historical and political processes. Those processes include the privatization and deregulation of public health and environmental services, and their continually

The quality of life for these divided humans is hazardous. They can’t drink their own tap water because of harmful chemicals that are wondering around inside of it. Nor do they have a say as to petitioning these fracking companies from leaving their property. Even if these poverty-struck, colored people took this to the government. The government doesn’t and won’t get involved for certain unknown reasons so we rely on people like Jill Johnston and her crew to paint the picture for us who reveal the unimaginable information that they have collected in their

And finally, there is the issue of staff mismanagement. The supervisor, Keith Frazier, is only checking in with this department one to two times per week. Mr. Frazier is aware that Pat is making international phone calls. He is also aware that Pauline found a way for Pat to make these calls from the building’s elevator once he had the phone system modified to only allow internal calls. Mr. Frazier has also been fielding complaints from the accountants about not receiving their tax schedules in a timely fashion. However, he has failed to confront either of these issues. This lack of management can be attributed to the following:

In this essay it will assess to what extent feminism has added to our understanding of society.

Conflict theory is the theory that human behavior in social contexts is the result of conflicts between competing groups, as different social groups, be they class-, gender- or race-defined, have unequal power and access to power, yet all groups compete for limited resources. This inevitably gives rise to tension and conflict, albeit often of the subtle variety, as oftentimes the conflicts between groups have been institutionalized in society to such a degree that the conflicts and tensions are such an expected part of society that the conflict, and inequality, itself disappears from public sight, and consciousness. For example, an adherent of a world systems theory of conflict would point to the global competition for resources, particularly the inequality between rich and poor nations struggling to provide the basic necessities of life to their inhabitants, as evidence of global conflict. Conflict theories seek to explain the interactions of groups within society, and assert that social order is preserved involuntarily through the exercise of power one social class holds over another (Lindsey, 2010, 7). The conflict between groups is not always obvious or apparent, so it must be unraveled and examined in order to identify and establish the impact of such conflict on society as a whole, as well as individual members and social groupings.

Alper, S., Tjosvold, D., & Law, K. S. (2000). Conflict management, efficacy, and performance in organizational teams. Personnel Psychology, 53(3), 625-642. This study looked at the management of conflict and linked it empirically with organizational team and efficacy research. There were sixty-one teams with nearly 500 employees studied, all belonging to a leading manufacturer of electronic products. A structural equation analysis was used to show that a cooperative approach to conflict is more effective than a competitive approach to same. Making use of autonomy can also make a person or a team more productive.

Although all men and women gained the right to vote among other rights and freedom, within society, men and women were still not equal. Even though many Women had gotten their educations and graduated from Universities, they still received a different point of view from society. During the 1950s, most women stayed home to clean, cook, and take care of their husband because it was what they so called, "Perfect families." Even higher up such as Governor Adlai Stevenson stated that, 'There is nothing more fulfilling for a woman that reminding her husband of the values of western civilization as he goes to a specialized job each day- one that, in effect, diminished his individuality and understanding of his life 's border purpose."(Pg. 331) By that quote, the governor believed that the purpose of a woman was to stay home, and be a good homemaker for her family. We all know that wall women wanted was a chance from society to show that they are capable of doing more than taking care of their families and their husbands. "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed segregation in public establishments and discrimination in employment. It extended equal protection under the law to all citizens, which had been the intent of the Fourteenth Amendment. Civil Rights Act of 1965 guaranteed the right to vote, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination in housing.” (Pg. 361) For decades, women have been fighting for their equal rights. Under the Civil Right

This is a research about conflict which should be considered and resolute during a project. Although, six experts are from different background, there are many sufficient methods to deal with different kind of issues during the working. The great mode has used in the research is Thomas-Kilmann’s conflict mode instrument. (Thomas, K. W., & Kilmann, R. H. ,1974). There are five effective approaches are discussed. Each approaches have its positive and negative effects. Also, there are many problems that each expert should consider about themselves which can devote their effort to help finish the project successfully. Achieving mastery through a comprehensive study of all of these methods can finally bring a huge success to the whole project.