Reflection On Group Conflict

In my small group for the film project analysis project I worked with four other students, Deonte, Frank, Osama, and Stephen. The specific purpose that we came together for was to analyse the film, Oz, The Great and Powerful and identify the different properties of communication in the film and how they were used. We held our group meetings after class three times and once before class. Our group had no clear leader, and instead each member was self-directed, and instead our group came to a general consensus at each meeting as to how tasks should be divided and what should be done before the next meeting. While there were significant setbacks to our group’s progress, aside from one anomaly our group worked well together and had only one major conflict.

Working in a group to achieve a high quality group project can be one of people’s most difficult school experiences. Working in a group is tough because there is often someone who does not pull their own weight. “There are five stages to group development, adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming” (John & Wiley pg 166). Christine’s group from the Case Study the Forgotten Group Member is in between the Storming and Norming Stages. The Storming Stage “is dealing with tensions and defining group tasks,” while the Norming Stage is dealing with high emotionality and tension among the group members” (John & Wiley pg. 166). Christine and her group could have had better

During my college life on campus in my major, I normally get a lot of group assignment to complete. In my second semester, I have been engaged with some hard working group members who willing to achieve their goals. In this case, all of us were on the same pace to complete the assignment and get it done on time to the best of our ability. In my communication class called editing and film, One of the projects was to film some athletes performing and write an article about the sport. There were five members in my group and we all work together and each individual gets a sign task to do and complete it without an issue. We get one week to perform the task and the follow Monday we would have to present it to the class, we have complete the work on time because we all work hard together as a team to get the job done

What Happened: [Referring to you], the email states that, “She is definitely not pulling her weight on this project.”

When I first find out that there’s a group project, I wanted to work with people that I know are responsible, capable of doing the assignments, respectful, and don’t procrastinate. I did not want to work with negative people at all I’ve learned from past group presentation experience, so I quickly ask Carolyn, Britney and Adina if they want to work together, they agreed and that’s how we formed our group but, we still needed to add one additional person for our group. The second time we meet up in class the other group members had already ask two of our classmates to join our group so Alexia and Wendy came along. I was excited about everyone that’s in our group because, I know that they’re all are capable of getting the assignments and project done on time and they are very respectful. We were assigned by the professor to come up with a group contract, I have never done any group contract before so I was happy with the assignment. We all decide that in order for us to have a positive group experience we would have to follow the contract we’ll of course follow the contract and we came up with things that we all agreed on. We add on the contract that “everyone will keep their feelings in check and keep group members informed of how things are going. No one is expected to give full disclosure of their situation but a general advising that something is going on is expected. Respect each other and don 't be afraid to ask for help. On the second meeting we also came up with a

By everyone fighting and trying to do their own thing just confuses the whole group and makes everyone mad at each other so they will not want to collaborate with each other again. It is also best to hear everyone’s opinion in the group before you decide that your opinion is the right way and the only way the group is going to do the project. To be able to hear everyone’s opinion in the group you should allow each person of the group a certain amount of time to speak without someone interrupting them.

This semester I was involved with two uniquely different groups for presentations, The Rule of Three and FlixList. The first group had a total of three members while the second group started off with five members, but grew to six during the course of the project. Both groups shared similarities such as they both experienced the establishment of roles within the groups, both experienced group cohesiveness (albeit in different ways and on different levels of cohesion), both groups picked topics and executed plans to be successful in the desired outcome of both groups and attainment of group goal which, in both cases, was ultimately earning a good grades on our presentations. On the other hand, the groups in which I was involved in were

I wanted to let you know that I am doing well in school! There is one class that I enjoy in particular and it is called Communication & Conflict. This week we are assigned to write to a friend explaining three theories that we have learned so far in chapter 3. So, I decided to write to you. All of these theories have to do with managing a conflict using a theoretical perspective. The first theory I want to tell you about is the psychodynamic theory. This theory says that we as people experience conflict because of our mental, emotional, and psychological state. Basically, the conflicts that I experience might be different than the ones you experience because of our different mental states. For example, a child who had been physically abused

I frowned, and internally berated myself for allowing myself to be put in such a position. I sighed, realizing that I did, after all, have no one to blame but myself. As I took my place at the table, the frostiness from one side was almost palpable. Perhaps I was overthinking it, but she certainly did not look up when I sat down, whereas the other two greeted me cordially, at least on a surface level. After all, who can blame them, does any student truly enjoy group projects? I realized very quickly that we were getting nowhere fast, and I did not have all day to waste. Patience was running thin, and tempers were beginning to flair. However, any suggestion I made was immediately stonewalled by Jess, who sat opposite me. I realized then that I would have to change my strategy if I were to make any headway in the meeting. To this end, I resolved to employ integration and rationality in order to create order and progress within our group project and avoid an imminent rebuttal. I chose these two because ingratiation and rationality can be powerful tools in the repertoire of any communicator looking to convince another disinterested party. To this end, I

Gloria, thank for your discussion. I am familiar with what military families go through because of friends and family members that struggle with the ups and downs. I found it interesting the author did not establish a control group as you mentioned to compare the group to other groups. For example, those that have spouses that travel for extended period of time. Would these two situations have some similar cause and effect symptoms to the family unit? I recall reading in the text that  Greenstein and Davis (2013) stated that selecting and analyzing groups is critical in providing accurate information to the general reader.

In the video Toni stated she could not trust people in the group(Corey, & Corey, & Haynes, 2014). Normally, the lack of trust generally comes from the lack of cohesion. However the group leader was able to link her mistrust to her personal life. Unfortunately, as a new group leader Toni’s lack of trust could be an ongoing problems within the group. Confrontation is a therapeutic technique which is an act of facing or being made to face one’s own attitudes and shortcomings as perceived by group members in the group process(Der Pan, & et al., 2012). However if the group leader models this technique, members can learn to confront in a way that will assist other group members. As a therapist we also have to recognize when confrontation can be

One concept they subscribe to within both large and small group dynamics is conflict is not avoidable. If fact they subscribe to the theory that Conflict is not avoidable, but if managed correctly can fortify stronger relations, propagate unity and heighten performance. The common concept of group dynamic taught surrounds the phases of Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing with focus on moving the group from the storming phase to the performing phase. However, the success of the group is dependent on how the leader manages the conflict during the storming

The social conflict theory is based on society being a complex system characterized by inequality and conflict that generate social change. Social conflict can be seen all over the world we live in: in sports, politics and normal social engagements and society at large. Karl Marx studied social conflict His entire life and wanted to reduce social inequality. The social conflict theory can be described as favoritism; Society tends to show favoritism to the prestigious members of that particular society. Social inequality is shown throughout the world from situations of race, ethnicity, gender, and age. These factors may dictate wealth, schooling, power, and prestige. The social conflict paradigm views the patterns that benefit

For our project, Marilyn Martinez, Elexis Padilla and I presented on Chapter 8, titled “Conflict and Cohesion in Groups.” Each group member presented on two sections of each chapter – 8.1 to 8.2 for Elexis (“Conflict in Groups” and “Constructive and Destructive Conflict”), 8.3 to 8.4 for myself (“Conflict Styles” and “Conflict Management Strategies”), and 8.5 to 8.6 for Marilyn (“Conflict and Member Diversity” and "Group Cohesion") The chapter objectives of my sections were to identify the appropriateness of conflict styles and informing the audience or methods which can effectively resolve conflict. Each objective connected to the overall objective of effectively managing either constructive or destructive conflict within groups while also promoting group cohesion.

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.