Family conflict is a common practice in most homes. The conflicts sometimes lead to inextricable grudges between family members. It is common to find people going through a divorce because of failing to reach an agreement pertaining to the issue that caused a sort of misunderstanding between their matrimonial lives. However, the major cause of the problem is the lack of adequate knowledge on how to handle the various situations caused by rising conflicts within the family.
Conflicts are normal and they often arise because people in a family cannot agree on every issue that faces them (Wilmot & Hocker 5). The diverse views associated with each one of them are what cause an eruption of the conflicts. The point at which people fail to consider each other's views on an issue is where the conflict begins. One person might try to enforce their view, regardless of the feelings of others. Additionally, some people might decide to follow their views.
Therefore, after reading the first section of the book, it was clear that there exist various ways of dealing with family conflict for a better cooperation between members. The book breaks down what the conflict entails into various stages (Wilmot & Hocker 7). The breakdown as well as the manner in which the book addresses conflicts rarely happens practically. People tend to handle conflicts differently and depending on their feelings about the issues. The book attaches different perceptions into one's mind and feeling as well as the view about conflicts. It enabled me to consider how people may perceive my actions and how sometimes I aid the process of an occurrence of conflicts.
In the book, one will get to gain a culture of civilization and dealing with conflicts in a professional and more acceptable manner. On my experience, the book is able to instill order and humility into a person when it comes to conflict resolution (Wilmot & Hocker 15). A person needs to be hesitant in rushing for an adverse conclusion in the case of a disagreement and they should sit down and discuss for a solution, regardless of how painful or how adverse the issue appears according to them. Based on the chapter, conflict is never a solution, but a perpetual process of learning that tests one's ability to deal with various forms of pressure they encounter.
Work Cited
Wilmot, William W, and Joyce L. Hocker. Interpersonal Conflict. 9th ed., Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2007.
