Everybody has different values. So with that in mind, conflict will occur when individuals or nations have a lack of acceptance and understanding of these different values. Conflicts with differing interests occur when individuals or nations combat for their personal or nation goals as a whole, often ignoring the organizational goals and well-being, or other nation’s goals and well-being. Scarce resources can cause a lot of conflict. Especially between two countries.
They can also be discriminated against by people overwhelming them too much. For example when someone insists on helping them with everything because by helping them with everything they are still being treated as if they are something less than human. Still they are being treated as obviously different and in doing so it can also make them offended and lose confidence in the things they are capable of doing themselves. Individual with additional needs are also not employed because of their disability as they are seen as less skill people. This can be a barrier for them because it means they cannot achieve their own dreams and goals in life as well cannot be independent and control over their life.
Within an hour I was oversaturated in negativity. Many Hispanics, Blacks and Whites in the community were either not interested in registering to vote, or thought it was a waste of time. In particular, I was able to gather an opinion from a young Hispanic male in his thirties, who thought the whole voting system was “rigged.” His theory was that government officials in Washington chose the president each term. Other Hispanics were jaded and expressed that their vote would not change anything, and therefore did not count. The situation became tense when an older white male interjected and expressed to the Hispanics listening to my pitch that it was their fault that he could not find a job.
Yet I would not expect someone that isn’t as close to me to immediately grasp what it is I am trying to get across. Taking the description and details out only because it is someone close to me puts a strain on our relationship at times. My frustration and annoyance that I am still being asked to help when I briefly stated I wanted me to take over starts an argument. Being clear in communication could avoid future arguments. After reading this article I see that no matter how long you know someone or how close you are to them the communication needs to be clear.
‘It is difficult to remain a bystander in any conflict’ Conflict has an extraordinary capacity to draw human beings towards one side or another, even when they are unwilling to be drawn. Of its very nature it divides the world into simple categories: those who are ‘with us’ and those who are ‘against us’. Even when we know that the world is not so black and white, the heat of conflict can make some of the various shades of grey seem irrelevant or even self-indulgent. Even when people make a commitment to remain aloof from conflict, it has an insidious way of drawing them in. Thus a person can initially adopt a neutral stance, but soon become mired in the conflict and unable to withdraw.
When ethnocentrism is present, it has the affect of having people sort out members of society by group lines, usually by using an easily identifiable characteristic (skin tone) into "us" and "them". But Noel cautions that ethnocentrism by itself is not enough to cause ethnic stratification. There exist historical examples of groups with ethnocentric beliefs that lived side by side in peace. A second condition cited by Noel that is needed for ethnic stratification is competition. Competition is where there is a struggle for scare resources which could include anything from land, labor, jobs, and housing to educational opportunities.
We have found ourselves at times to be guilty of the negatives that come with functional organization. We’ve spent so much time focusing on our particular function, that it’s harder for us to understand the goals of our co-worker’s functions, and would just write them off as not being a qualified employee because they don’t understand our particular function at work. This can help us take a step back and further analyze our organization’s structure and what we can do differently to help understand it better and contribute better to the organization’s overall
People who feel alienated from mainstream society struggle to keep their individual identity. Chunks of Human beings individual identity are often neglected due to the mainstream society. In spite of how others observe us, our character is how we see ourselves. Knowing we do not fit into the ‘norm’ society, we therefore sustain continuous changes. People who are different from the majority are usually alienated.
Identify and explain barriers to effective communication Language barriers – when someone speaks a different language or uses sign language, they may not be able to make any sense of information they are given by someone trying to help them. Cultural differences – when the same thing means different things in two cultures, communication can be difficult. Some cultures find eye contact very rude and defiant whereas other cultures find it polite and respectful. Emotional difficulties – we all have emotional difficulties at times and become upset. This effect can be to not hear or understand what people are saying to you.
Illegal Immigration has been a highly contested issue for the country at the beginning and still is today. Countries have always dealt with people from different places and of different values entering their domain of living. Some people welcome the diversity and economic opportunities that this can bring. While others think it will harmful to the status quo. They think the inclusion might erode at their morals by having to deal with people who may not believe what they do or even look like they do.