When people with different personalities and ideas cooperate to achieve one goal, conflicts arise. Conflict carries with it a negative connotation that members of a group may only be able to view as a hindrance in achieving their goal. To the contrary, friction within a group can be very healthy, as evidenced when Tubbs states, "Some would even go as far as to say that a conflict-free relationship is probably a sign that you really have no relationship at all"(Tubbs p. 277). Within a group environment, hostility is not necessarily the problem; it is trying to expose the source of the strife that can be the obstacle.

As group tasks and activities begin, it is almost inevitable t

rivalries involved a form of opposition. Clearly, we can

the ultimate aim of annihilating the rival. Can we then

(Adult Learner Guide p.40).

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