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Using the course materials, write an expository essay between 23 pages. Your essay should:
· Analyze the role that power plays in relationships between people or groups.
· Explain your definition of power and how it has directly affected conflict in your personal or professional relationships.
· Offer some approaches to balancing power and how they can have a positive influence on communications.
Assignment Guidelines
Your assignment should be 23 pages and include the following elements:
· Title page: Provide a running head, your name, section number, and date.
· Body: Provide your answer to the prompt above in complete sentences and paragraphs, using course materials and examples to support your findings.
· Your responses should reflect professional writing standards using proper tone and language and be free of spelling and grammatical errors. The writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful, and should reflect knowledge of communication and conflict. Your viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
· Reference page: List all sources in alphabetical order and in APA format on the reference page.
· Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and left aligned.
· Use standard 1″ margins on all sides.
· Use current edition APA formatting and citation style throughout your paper.
· Your readings and presentations focus on the role of power in conflict and the impact on relationships. The text authors also focus on the importance of understanding that power always involves a relationship between persons or groups. As a result, it is likely that power imbalances will occur that will impact how conflict is approached and managed. The authors conclude this chapter by discussing several ways to address these power imbalances to create balanced power among parties that, in turn, may alleviate some conflicts. In addition to the text readings, you will also read a case study on power and view a presentation on power and the structure of conflict.
· As you read the materials, think about how power can be used in productive or destructive ways in relationships.
· Read Chapter 4: Power: The Structure of Conflict in Interpersonal Conflict.
· In this chapter, Hocker and Wilmot discuss the relationship between power and conflict. According to the authors, orientation or definition of power may directly affect experiences of conflict. For example, you may approach conflicts as if one of the two parties will win, in a sort of battle or game to have power over another person. Or, they may approach conflicts as if both parties may win, in a series of negotiations to determine common interests and goals. Finally, you may also approach conflicts by denying that power is, in fact, a part of the situation.
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Grading Criteria
Points
Possible
Points
Earned
Content
Analyzes the role that power plays in relationships.
25
Explains personal definition of power and how it has affected conflict in your relationships.
25
Offers approaches to balancing power that can positively impact communications.
25
Writing
Structure: Submission meets 23 page requirement and is written using complete paragraphs and proper sentence structure.
5
Mechanics: Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and follows current Edition APA formatting and citation style for the title page, content, and reference page.
5
Style: Written in Standard English and demonstrates superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose, as well as a highly ordered, logical, and unified communication of thoughts.
5
Total
90
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