Conflicts in the Cabin

COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Donna Hernandez 02/19/2020

Researchers have found that one of the reasons new relationships are usually so pleasant is that, at this stage, people emphasize the similarities they have and downplay their differences (Brown & Rogers, 1991). (Bevan, 2020) However, through the steps of getting to know each other differences ascend, as no two different people are the same. Then conflicts arise from these differences. Based on interpersonal communication conflict researchers William Wilmot and Joyce Hocker (2013), for a disagreement to be considered as a conflict, it needs to meet certain criteria. There needs to be at least two interdependent parties involved, there has to be an expressed...