Conflict resolution
Record details
- ISBN: 9780737739923 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0737739924 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737739930 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0737739932 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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229 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. How should conflict resolution be taught? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Conflict resolution can be taught at all educational levels / Peter T. Coleman and Beth Fisher-Yoshida -- 2. Conflict resolution is best taught to young children / Anita Vestal and Nancy Aaron Jones -- 3. Video games and other nontraditional means are effective tools to teach conflict resolution / Reena Jana -- 4. Schools employ a variety of conflict resolution tactics / Susan Jekielek, Brett Brown, Pilar marin, and Laura Lippman -- 5. Conflicts usually result from divergent goals / Sarah Gibbard Cook -- 6. Conflicts usually result from change / Chuck Kormanski -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Is conflict resolution a good alternative to legal action? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Conflict resolution is a practical way to avoid lawsuits / Dick Dahl -- 2. Conflict resolution does not always avoid lawsuits / Stephen R. Marsh -- 3. Conflict resolution strategies are reshaping the legal system in a positive way / Karen L. Douglas -- 4. Conflict resolution strategies are reshaping the legal system in a negative way / Deborah Hensler -- 5. Private conflict resolution can be more effective than the public court system / Sheila Nagaraj -- 6. Private conflict resolution is not necessarily more effective than the court system / Brad Spangler -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 3. Is conflict resolution the best way to solve environmental problems? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Environmental conflict resolution allows for a balance of competing interests / Jeffrey P. Cohn -- 2. Environmental conflict resolution has benefits but remains untested / E. Franklin Dukes -- 3. Conflict resolution strategies ease resource conflicts / Faye Anderson -- 4. Sometimes countries resort to military intervention because of resource conflicts / Isabelle Humphries -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. What methods are effective in resolving international conflicts? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Conflict resolution provides a way for governments to prevent violence / Sonam Wangdu -- 2. Government and international efforts at conflict resolution usually fail to prevent violence / Fred Tanner -- 3. Psychologists can play an important role in international conflict resolution / Mark J. Hovee -- 4. International conflict resolution initiatives work best when they utilize third parties / Robert W. Rauchhaus -- 5. Diplomacy is effective in resolving international conflicts / Juliet Johnson -- 6. War is sometimes necessary to resolve international conflicts / Clark S. Judge -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index. |
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