WHAT IS CONFLICT? (definition, please)?

Question

it isn't merely the diagreement between fractions, is it? There can be dissent without there being conflict. How then is conflict to be defined?

Answer 1

Dissent and debate can exist as they are not overt (necessarily) but can be used to refine ideas. Conflict is when things are in direct opposition and cannot be resolved without a fight and a resolution.

Answer 2

A conflict is more than a mere disagreement - it is a situation in which people perceive a threat (physical, emotional, power, status, etc.) to their well-being. As such, it is a meaningful experience in people's lives, not to be shrugged off by a mere, "it will pass…"

Participants in conflicts tend to respond on the basis of their perceptions of the situation, rather than an objective review of it. As such, people filter their perceptions (and reactions) through their values, culture, beliefs, information, experience, gender, and other variables. Conflict responses are both filled with ideas and feelings that can be very strong and powerful guides to our sense of possible solutions.

As in any problem, conflicts contain substantive, procedural, and psychological dimensions to be negotiated. In order to best understand the threat perceived by those engaged in a conflict, we need to consider all of these dimensions.

Answer 3

Conflict is like sexual harrassment. It is defined by the person who experiences it. I can disagree with someone as equally open-minded as I am without causing conflict, because we both know that after all is said and done, we are still friends. True conflict exists only where there is risk.

Answer 4

in conflict two persons or groups have had a serious disagreement or argument and they have not yet reached agreement.
My English is not that strong but i think dissent is different form conflict

Answer 5

Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin conflictus act of striking together, from confligere to strike together, from com- + fligere to strike -- more at PROFLIGATE
1 : FIGHT, BATTLE, WAR
2 a : competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) b : mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands
3 : the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction
synonym see DISCORD

Answer 6

conflict can be several things....it is probably more of a frustration in communication between two individuals that is the result of their unconsicious drives, and the frustration in not being seen, heard, or understood.

Answer 7

In the extreme, it can mean battle, war, etc. A more moderate meaning could be disagreement. In a lesser sense it can mean any divergence of philosophies.