...Racial Conflicts I chose this topic because of my personal interest. I think racism is a very big problem. It's horrible how some people see others and judge others just because they appear differently. In my opinion people are people, we're all just the same but with different appearances, traditions and our own interests etc.. I also recently saw a film on this topic that I will tell a little more about later. There's two different kinds of definitions on racism. First: the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. For instance, back when slavery was practised in the United States, black people were not only considered inferior to white people. They were looked down on as they were property and not human beings. Secondly: Discrimination or prejudice based on race. In 1994, a book called The Bell Curve posited that genetics were to blame for why African Americans traditionally scored lower on intelligence tests than white people, meaning that their colour was to blame for lower intelligence among many other things people accused were to blame on their colour or where they came from.Sadly, racism in the form of discrimination persists in society also. Like for instance, black people have traditionally suffered from higher rates of unemployment than white people. The Help is about African American maid's working in white peoples households in Jackson Mississippi during the...
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...The Solution to Ethnic and Racial Civil Conflict Jacqueline Zhang GOVT 150W Introduction to International Politics Introduction Within a period of three months in 1994, an estimated five to eight hundred thousand people were killed as a result of civil war and genocide in Rwanda. Large numbers were physically and psychologically afflicted for life through maiming, rape and other trauma; over two million fled to neighboring countries and maybe half as many became internally displaced within Rwanda. This human suffering was and is incomprehensible. Similar ethnic and racial civil conflicts have deeply scarred countries and are threatening to break out in many places around the globe. Too much blood has been shed for ethnic and racial causes and too many have died in ethnic and racial wars. In accordance to the constructivist model of nationalism, identity (re)construction solves ethnic and racial civil conflict. Definition For the purpose of demonstrating how identity (re)construction solves ethnic and racial civil conflicts, “solve” can be defined as 1) to explain and 2) to put an end to, settle. In addition, “explain” means to make clear the cause, origin or reason of. Furthermore, an ethnicity is a population of human beings whose members identify with each other, on the basis of a real or a presumed common genealogy or ancestry. The term race refers to the concept of dividing people into populations or groups on the basis of various sets of physical characteristics...
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...Racial Cultural Conflict in Kamala Markandaya’s Novel Some Inner Fury Usha Vikram Kaushik M.A.Ph.D Assistant professor V. M. Patel College of Management Studies Ganpat University Kherva In Some Inner Fury Markandaya has highlighted two prominent aspects of the impact of Western education and culture on the outlook of Indians. Kamala Markandaya has depicted the effect of India’s contact with Western culture and civilization which led to the emergence of three distinct types of people among the educated Indians. The novel also depicts how they are transformed under the influence of western ideologies and systems affecting the Indian attitudes and life styles. First, there are those who have been completely swept off their feet by English education and find nothing valuable in their ancient culture and way of life. They look down upon their countrymen for their backwardness. They hold high positions in the British administration in India and are considered pillars of strength by the alien rulers. Kit and his father belong to this category. Second, there are those who are fundamentalists and stick blindly to the old Indian traditions and values; they are not ready to accept the British way of life, and are deeply hostile to the British rule in India and do not hesitate to resort to violent strategy to drive them out of their land. Govind belongs to this category. And the third category of people are those like Roshan and Mira who have got Western education but are...
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...includes so many interpersonal conflicts it is difficult to know which one to choose, as there are not only so many but so many that are not handled effectively. Rick Cabot and his wife Jean where car-jacked early in the movie, this car-jacking was not taken well by either of them but particularly by Jean. The car-jacking revealed racial bias or outright prejudice and lack of trust on Jeans part when a Hispanic locksmith comes to change the locks on their house because they’re car keys would give the car-jacker’s access to their house. Jean tells Rick that she thinks that the lock smith is going to have his gang come back and rob the house. She attributes him being gang affiliated due to his shaved head and multiple tattoos. Rick is passive in this conflict and his resolution is more to calm Jean than to point out her flawed way of thinking, mainly her racial bias towards the locksmith and the fact that the car-jacking was likely an isolated incident in itself. Rick’s failure is to point out to Jean her flawed way of thinking, including her racial bias towards the locksmith. Their being carjacked is scary and life altering event in itself, but it should not create permanent discord and racial tension because the carjackers where minorities. Rick fails to point out Jeans racial bias when she tells him what she thinks that locksmith, Daniel, is going to do. This is made ever more omniscient by the fact that Daniel, can hear Jean voice her fears and racial undertones to Rick while...
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...1. Nature of conflict Examples: 1. ‘Conflict is inevitable.’ 2. ‘Conflict occurs between the powerful and the powerless.’ 3. ‘Without conflict, there is no progress or change.’ 4. ‘Conflicts from history can teach us many things about ourselves and the times in which we live.’ 5. ‘Social order can deteriorate into conflict and anarchy with disturbing ease.’ 6. ‘Conflict is a destructive force in our lives.’ 7. ‘Conflict is an unavoidable part of being human.’ 8. ‘We need some degree of conflict and tension if we are to experience the richness of being fully alive.’ 9. ‘Conflict is a clash of expectations.’ 10. ‘Conflict is a fear of difference.’ 11. ‘When conflict occurs the group becomes more important than the individual.’ 12. ‘Conflict is not all bad.’ 13. ‘Some conflicts are unavoidable.’ 14. ‘Conflict can be character-building.’ 15. ‘The most dramatic conflicts are often personal.’ 16. ‘There are rarely two clear cut sides in human conflicts.’ 17. ‘Conflict can corrupt.’ 18. ‘Conflict is an inherent part of life; it is not necessarily negative.’ 19. ‘Conflict is a true test of human relationships.’ 20. ‘Conflict is the true test of someone’s inner strength and understanding.’ 21. ‘It is not always easy to distinguish the innocent from the guilty in situations of conflict.’ 22. ‘One conflict always contains the seeds of another.’ 23. ‘History is shaped by conflict.’ 24. ‘There is always more than one side to any conflict.’ 25. ‘Societies that...
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...In Chapter 3, Gerring and Thacker explore conflict mediation. The authors suggest that a successful form of government must develop a process that institutionalized conflict, incorporate input from diverse groups and competing interests. Additionally, this form of conflict mediation has an apparent concern with “ethnic struggles” that stem from a diverse set of ethnic groups as they pose an increased level of difficulty as consensus needed to reach a decision is harder to reach. Garrett and Thacker add that this struggle “poses the greatest threat to social peace, good governance, and indeed to the integrity of the polity” (Pg 39). This issue is problematized through the theoretical framework of social conflicts in political institutions. More specifically, the role of key centripetal...
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...and demands result in conflicts, which has been defined as a lack of agreement where the parties involved recognize a threat to their wants, safeties, and disquiets (Mayer, n.d). Conflict will occur due to some misunderstanding among the involved parties, and it is quite unavoidable in organizations as well as institutions such as schools. There are different types of conflict that may be witnessed in the society. An individual may be in conflict with another man, with the society, or with other aspects of nature. One can also have inner conflicts; this occurs when the individual has divided thoughts and is not able to make a decision on a given issue. In an organizational setup, conflicts may arise due to many reasons including, but not limited to, irreconcilable objectives and goals, mismatched personalities and scarcity of shared resources (Jung, 2003, p. 3). Similarly, an individual may be in conflict with the values, beliefs or practices imposed by the society on its people. There are mixed consequences of such conflicts. Organizational conflicts can be both beneficial and harmful to the successful operations and ultimate productivity of the organization. While conflicts may impede the production pace of an organization, they may also lead to the development of strong organizational cultures to promote future organizational management. Conflict resolution refers to all the activities that are applied to trim down the degree of violence in conflict and develop some level...
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...Organizational conflict can sometimes be a struggle on a day-to-day basis among employees and employers. Conflict takes on many forms. Miscommunication within an organization between parties can cause organizational conflict. Often times, individuals that have been promoted feel as though their title gives them additional power in regards to how they treat and speak to others. Sometimes, individuals can become jealous of others because of their growth with the company or recognition on performance. Many may argue that conflict is an innate quality in everyone and at any given time, a person can create a conflict among individuals within an organization. This form of negative conflict is the “traditional view” of conflict. Conflict can be viewed as a negative trait; however, I believe that some conflict is good for business. Conflict may give confidence to individuals to speak their minds in settings they wouldn’t ordinarily express themselves in. This form of conflict would be deemed the “interactionist view”. Conflict can also be categorized as a dysfunctional trait that causes irrational decision making as well as create bad relationships among co-workers. This form of conflict is deemed the “human relations view”. In order to resolve conflict, problems must be identified, analyzed, and those people or situations contributing to the conflict must work to fix the problems. Despite these three different views, organizational conflict can be an exhausting experience...
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...Joseph Conrad himself was a sea man. He went to sea and later joined an English merchant ship, becoming master mariner. Later on, in 1894 he began his career as a novelist. He is famous for his “Heart of Darkness”. “Typhoon” is possibly based upon one of his own experiences as a sea man. One of the most highlighting parts of this novella is the use of nautical language. Conrad is really the master of English language. Short Summary The story is about a ship facing the extreme weather along with its victims. Nan Shan is a ship that is carrying the captain his mates and some China men who are going back to their homeland carrying their wages in wooden chests. The story somehow describes how Captain sails the Siamese steamer into a typhoon. Language is very powerful. Conrad has used sea imageries in it. Many of the time the ship is titled as “she”. This shows that the ship has been personified as a human being. There is also biblical reference of Noah’s ark. The encounter with the storm in this story is related to the Noah’s facing of the storm. Title The title of the story is symbolic in nature. The whole story revolves around the Characters 1. Captain Mac Whirr * Captain Mac Whirr is a man utterly without imagination. He is infuriatingly a literal-minded person. He has a well idea about typhoons, cyclones and sea storms, but had no personal experience of any of them; his defect of imagination renders him incapable of comprehending anything so violent, and so...
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...Introduction: Conflict occurs between people in all kinds of human relationships and in all social settings. Because of the wide range of potential differences among people, the absence of conflict usually signals the absence of meaningful interaction. Conflict by itself is neither good nor bad. However, the manner in which conflict is handled determines whether it is constructive or destructive (Deutsch & Coleman, 2000). Conflict is defined as an incompatibility of goals or values between two or more parties in a relationship, combined with attempts to control each other and antagonistic feelings toward each other (Fisher, 1990). The incompatibility or difference may exist in reality or may only be perceived by the parties involved. Nonetheless, the opposing actions and the hostile emotions are very real hallmarks of human conflict. Conflict has the potential for either a great deal of destruction or much creativity and positive social change (Kriesberg, 1998). Therefore, it is essential to understand the basic processes of conflict so that we can work to maximize productive outcomes and minimize destructive ones. This paper will briefly describe some common sources of conflict, the levels of social interaction at which conflict occurs, and the general strategies of approaching conflict that are available. There is an old Chinese curse which states, "I curse you--may I you live in an important age." Indeed, we do live in an important age, saturated with many forms and intensities...
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...success, background and reputations in their previous jobs. Everything had been carefully balanced even races of students. These students mostly came from toughest and poorest areas of the city. Before Kane had started his new job as the principal , his predecessor Dr. Louis Parker was in charge. He had faced with many problems during his two years in Marshall’s. The very first thing that prompted the issues was the conflicts between housemaster and the six subject area department heads. It can be considered as an organizational conflict. Jones describes, “organization conflict is the clash that occurs when the goal-directed behavior of one group blocks or thwarts the goals of another”.(p391) Sometimes conflicts can be good for an organization and can improve organizational effectiveness but in our case, it is fair to consider our conflict as the prompt of the issues. The conflicts started due to curriculum policy on required learning and course content. Then a teacher was assaulted in her classroom. That was the first debate on hiring security guards. The conflict had continued on this particular subject. The first root cause was Parker’s decision of refusing security guards. He felt that they would represent everything the school was trying to change but I don’t agree with...
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...ABSTRACT Workplace diversity exists when companies hire employees from various backgrounds and experiences. Many companies see workplace diversity as an investment toward building a better business. Although workplace diversity provides many benefits, it also poses many challenges to employees and managers. To reap the benefits of workplace diversity, employees and managers must understand the challenges and know how to effectively deal with them. Diversity is commonly interpreted in relation to ethnicity, gender and culture. Diversity also captures the differences and similarities between individuals and group, encompassing race, ethnicity, gender, culture, age, sexual orientation, religion, language, education, family status, physical and mental ability. These demographic variables are related to other important diversity characteristics such as values, attitudes, interaction styles, physical and cognitive abilities and non-work commitments. The impact of diversity is both positive and negative. The research questions was: How can diverse workforce affect the organization? Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 4 Background of the Study 4 Statement of the Problem 4 Purpose of the Study 5 Research Questions 6 Chapter 2. Literature Review 6 Chapter 3. Methodology 12 Data Analysis 12 Final Results 14 References 15 CHAPTER 1. BACKGROUND Today, globalization has become...
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...SURFACE LEVEL DIVERSITY, DEEP LEVEL DIVERSITY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ABSTRACT Surface level diversity is the mixture of people who differentiate by sex, race or ethnicity, and the observably physically disabled. These differences typically cannot be changed and are easy to measure because they are visual. Deep level diversity are differences such as personality and attitudes that can be communicated through verbal and nonverbal behaviors. Diversity can be affiliated with socio-economic factors such as education, profession, job function, and social class. These three components of diversity affect how individuals operate in the workplace. Diversity can channel a sense of competitiveness, which has pros and cons. The purpose of this study is to understand how surface level diversity, deep level diversity, and competitiveness effect employees in the workplace. We also would like to understand the effect management has on diversity and competitiveness. INTRODUCTION What began for many as an effort to meet governmental and legal requirements has evolved into a strategic priority aimed at positioning organizations more competitively in the marketplace (Hansen, 2003). At a time diversity was just a guideline for organizations to meet, not something that was used as an instrument to truly improve the efficiency of an organization. Companies now put more effort into improving the diversity within their organization. Organizations devote resources to a variety...
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...find out too late that they feel a conflict between their own values and their employer’s values. Every person has certain ‘Benchmark Goals’ that dictate what is important to them in life (Pace, 6). Some people value family, money, and some value having a career in a certain field. Employees in positions where there are conflicting values can be unhappy in their position, and it can carry over into their personal life. When values align, it can give an employee a sense of purpose and connection with their position and coworkers. Sometimes though, if the values do not match up, it can cause internal conflict for the employee, or even conflict between employees. There are two main ways that an employee can have conflicts with the values, between them and their supervisors or coworkers, and between them and their company. Someone who has very strong values centered on faith will struggle with a company who requires weekend work which might cause them to miss a weekly service. Katherine Dean reminisces about a position she once held where her supervisor pushed them too hard, because he overly valued sales and financial gain, even above family time and a personal life. She felt that his drive towards profit caused competition between employees instead of a positive environment (Dean, 2011) When a supervisor is pushing their employees so hard for profits and time at the office, an employee who is more geared towards family will feel conflict. The employees felt that they were...
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...Role of Conflict in Effective Group Communication Group communication involves multiple members discussing one or more topics or participating on one or more activities. Having multiple members in one setting brings together different personalities, information, cultures, perceptions, and power or influence. Combining these differences forms reasons for conflict to occur. In order to address conflict effectively in a group setting, it is important to understand exactly what conflict in a group means, and how to address the different types of conflict. Conflict in a group occurs when members disagree over two or more options that a group can take when trying to make a decision, resolve a problem, or achieve a goal. Not all levels of conflict are bad; in fact, most levels of conflict can be effective as long as the group knows how to effectively and proactively address the conflict. For example, say two of your team members have a disagreement on a task you have assigned them. This is known as pseudo-conflict if it is just a misunderstanding, or a simple conflict is they do not agree on the issue. To address this conflict you should direct them to both discuss their opinions on pros and cons, combine their ideas, and work together to form a mutual combined finished product. This allows them to work through conflict and learn from each others ideas. Conflict may not always be easy to solve. Once you have gone through all manners of professionally addressing any level...
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