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Moral Conflict

When Social Worlds Collide
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This synthesis of communication theory, rese arch and experience describes how the dialectical tension be tween the expression and suppression of conflict can be tran scended in ways that lead to personal growth and productive patterns of social action. '
Stephen Littlejohn (Ph.D., University of Utah), is a conflict management consultant, mediator, facilitator, and trainer. He is consultant for the Public Dialogue Consortium and a partner in Domenici Littlejohn, Inc. Stephen is co-author of Moral Conflict: When Social Worlds Collide (Sage, 1997) and has written numerous other books and articles on communication and conflict. He was a professor of communication at Humboldt State University in California and is currently Adjunct Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico. He has done research on mediation and conflict management for 19 years and has been an active mediator for eight. Stephen has been a consultant for such clients as the Waco Youth Summit, the Alliance for Constructive Communication, the City of Cupertino, Columbia Basin College, and Washington State University.
PART ONE: MORAL CONFLICT Discovering Moral Conflict Understanding Conflict The Problem of Moral Conflict PART TWO: COMMUNICATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF DIFFERENCE The Quality of Public Discourse Patterns of Expressing Difference Fighting and Making Peace PART THREE: TOWARD A TRANSCENDENT DISCOURSE New Forms of Eloquence Model Projects in Transcendent Discourse Achieving Transcendence
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