THE ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION IN COMPETITION AND CONFLICT
Journal Title: Revista Universitara de Sociologie - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
The society is made up of individuals and mirrored by the relations between them. The society is not a simple sum of people, but a network of connections among them, the resources they use and the results of these interactions. The social interaction is based on social exchange. The object of the individuals’ exchange can be: information, material objects, activities, psychological support, emotional feelings etc. When people share information or show support they are actually communicating. Therefore people need to communicate in order not to feel isolated. Transmitting and receiving information makes them know, analyze, make decisions and, especially, feel accepted. The quality of interpersonal communication is given by the way individuals are able to code and decode the messages they send and receive. Sometimes, when there’s a misinterpretation of a message, the natural cooperation between individuals turns into competition. The competition is conducted according to certain rules and competitors must comply. The reason is that the rules justify the respect for certain values which are superior to the interests of those who compete. But when competition gets rough it can easily turn into conflict. In this particularly case, using communication can solve the conflict.
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Gabriela MILITARU
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