VAISHALI GILL
When you disagree with someone, you have a difference of opinion because you and the other person have different interests, values, needs and intentions. Disagreeing with someone isn’t a bad thing. It can be viewed as positive and functional as well as natural. Disagreement doesn't have to lead to a huge fight. Conflict, on the other hand, is a powerful collision or dispute of needs, values, interests and intentions between two individuals or communities, groups, nations and organizations. There are four basic types of conflict i.e., interpersonal conflict, intrapersonal conflict, intergroup and intragroup conflict. The sources of conflict include changes in relationships, power struggles, life changes, and poor communication. One of the early theorists on conflict, Daniel Katz (1965), created a typology that distinguishes three main sources of conflict: economic, value, and power conflict. Conflict management is the practice of being able to identify and handle conflicts sensibly, fairly, and efficiently. According to Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph H. Kilmann there are five conflict management styles that are to be followed, they are competing style, collaborating style, avoiding style, accommodating style and compromising styles of conflict management. Conflicts also arises in family and relationship. Family harmony provides a sense of belonging and a feeling of security unlike many other types of relationships. When conflict arises, it threatens that security. Whether the disharmony initiates from within the family unit or from external sources, individual family members and the family as a whole can experience a range of negative emotions and consequences. Unresolved conflict may irreparably damage a marriage and the entire family if family members do not seek help.