Kellett, Peter M.

Conflict dialogue : working with layers of meaning for productive relationships / Peter M. Kellett. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2007. - xiii, 287 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.

Introduction -- Stories and the meaning of conflicts -- From meaning--to dialogic negotiation--to new meaning -- Language as the fabric of conflict--and the foundation for dialogic negotiation -- We belong together but we still have conflict : negotiating synchronicity in relationships -- Where do we go from here? : negotiating through--and learning from--crossroads moments in relationships -- What is this really about? : working with displacement in conflict communication -- What do we represent to each other? : understanding projection and negotiating conflict -- Heroes and sheroes, villains, victims, and fools : using story archetypes to understand conflicts -- Learning to tell the next chapter : story archetypes and the negotiation and mediation of new meanings in conflicts -- Putting it all together : from an old story--to a new meaning--to a new story -- Conclusion.

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Interpersonal conflict.
Interpersonal communication.
Conflict management.
Negotiation.

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