Transforming Conflict through Communication in Personal, Family, and Working Relationships (eBook)

Peter M. Kellett is associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.Thomas G. Matyók is associate professor and head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Chapter One Contradictions and Dialectics as Keys to Conflict TransformationChapter Two Compassion and Mindfulness in Conflict TransformationChapter Three Transforming Indian Dowry Conflict: A Shero’s NarrativeChapter Four Transformation of Persecution in Holocaust Survivor TestimoniesChapter Five Communication and Conflict: An Intersectional LensChapter Six My Work Ethic--My Everything: A Personal Narrative of Conflict Transformation in Service Industry Work Chapter Seven A Bona Fide Perspective of Restorative Justice: Implications for Researchers and Practitioners Chapter Eight Transforming Marital Conflict through Restorative JusticeChapter Nine Disputant Storytelling and Conflict Transformation in MediationChapter Ten Formulation Sequences in Mediation: One Locus of Conflict TransformationChapter Eleven Segmented Silence in Mediation: Mitigating the Effects of Cognitive OverloadChapter Twelve Family Communication Environment and Communication Behavior in Conflicts: Reports from Parents and their Young-Adult ChildrenChapter Thirteen Emotional Intelligence and Conflict in Romantic Relationships among College StudentsChapter Fourteen Promoting Ontological Insecurity to Transform the Governance of ScienceChapter Fifteen Emergent Paradigms of Organizational Justice: Legalistic, Restorative, and Retributive Justice in the WorkplaceChapter Sixteen“Socializing” Ideas: Exploring the Transformational Impact of Leadership and Conflict PracticesChapter SeventeenGratitude Communication as Workplace Conflict Management: Advancing a Strategy and Tactic for Positive Narrative ExpansionChapter Eighteen Art as an Aid to Solidify Students’ Understanding of How Narrative Theory Helps Uncover Relational Conflict DynamicsChapter Nineteen Conflict Games: A Framework and Case Study of Sport for Development and PeaceChapter Twenty Transforming Conflict in the Classroom: Best Practices for Facilitating Difficult Dialogues and Creating an Inclusive Communication Climate