Communication and Conflict
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Administrative
communication |
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Communication |
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Barriers
to effective communication |
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Functional
vs. dysfunctional conflict |
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Conflict
resolution |
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Readings
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Lecture Notes
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Web Resources
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| Case Study 8: You may want to look at MOVE's website, some news stories,
and perspectives of other groups
that describe the bombing as well as MOVE's activities in recent years
such as their efforts to save the life of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Time permitting, we will supplement the class discussion with a PBS Frontline video
entitled "The Bombing of West Philly". |
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Movies that Might Be of Interest
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There are several good movies that illustrate the challenge of
effective communication, particularly in the face of cultural differences. A few of my
personal favorites include:
| Enemy Mine (1985) staring Dennis Quaid
and Louis Gosset Jr.: A science fiction fantasy that tells the tale of two
creatures from different worlds who while fighting one another crash land on the same
barren planet. They are soon forced to learn how to communicate and become friends
in order to survive. The film illustrates many of the common barriers to effective
interpersonal communication.
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| Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
(1992): An HBO movie that tells the tale of the Exxon Valdez accident and the cleanup
efforts. While not the greatest movie in the world, the movie does give a fairly
accurate depiction of how communication problems between federal, state, and local
government agencies and the public impeded the cleanup efforts.
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| Crimson Tide (1995) staring Denzel
Washington and Gene Hackman: Tells the tale of a breakdown in the chain of command on a
nuclear submarine that results when communication between the submarine and headquarters
is severed.
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Books that Might Be of Interest
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