An Anatomy of Everyday Arguments: Conflict and Change through Insight

Synopsis

Interpersonal arguments carry the potential for defensiveness and hostility, making them enormously distressing and difficult to understand. An Anatomy of Everyday Arguments examines the structure and dynamics of conflict to find new ways forward.Marnie Jull analyzes four personal stories through the lens of the Insight approach, an innovative way to decipher and reshape the direction of everyday conflicts that draws from the theories of Bernard Lonergan. Jull dissects arguments that range from a quarrel about chores to a high-stakes organizational impasse, exploring the internal process of decision-making that shapes conflict behaviour within complex social contexts. Without dismissing the importance of responsible conflict, the Insight approach encourages people in the heat of an argument to engage less rashly with threat. Jull’s entertaining storytelling and meticulous analysis integrate findings from sociology, conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, psychology, facilitation, ethnography, anthropology, and qualitative research methodology.At a time of increasingly polarized global debate, the Insight approach lays the groundwork for new possibilities to emerge. An innovative text, An Anatomy of Everyday Arguments brings new theoretical work on conflict and change to life and demonstrates its practical applications.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

192 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780228009689

Related ISBNs:

9780228008453, 9780228009672, 9780228008446

Publisher:

McGill-Queen's University Press

Date of Addition:

01/15/22

Copyrighted By:

McGill-Queen’s University Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Communication

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