Wilmot and Hocker have stated in the Seventh Edition of Interpersonal Conflict that “[c]onflict is more than a disagreement; it is when people believe that another interferes with their interests and goals” (p. 62). When considering conflict, interests and goals are considered the same thing. There are four general types of interests and goals which are topic or content, relational, identity (or facework), and process; these together are easily remembered by using the acronym TRIP(Wilmot, 2007. p.63). To better describe and explain these types of goals, the following personal conflict will be used.
The Crossen Family consists of five members, the mother (myself), the husband (William), and the three female children (Brittney, Kerra, and Morgan). Over the past few weeks, the family has endured a constant conflict regarding what seemed to be household chores. The parents wanted more help from the children; the children didn’t want to do the chores. What seems as a simple......

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Title: Goals In Conflict
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