Archie Bunker proposes the creation of a new unit in his agency to deal with perpetrators of domestic violence. The proposal is placed on the agenda of the board of directors for approval. At the last minute, Archie learns that Edith, the assistant director, has asked that the proposal be dropped from the agenda. Archie is furious, thinking that Edith is opposed to serving perpetrators because of her background working with victims of domestic violence. He goes to her office steaming; when he gets there, Edith explains that she asked to have the proposal dropped because the Board would not have time to consider the idea at this meeting because of other more pressing concerns. She promises Archie it would be back on the next agenda with her full support.
This is an example of ______ conflict.
A) Expressive
B) Data
C) Illusionary
D) Interest/commitment
E) Structural

Question

Archie Bunker proposes the creation of a new unit in his agency to deal with perpetrators of domestic violence.    The proposal is placed on the agenda of the board of directors for approval. At the last minute, Archie learns that Edith, the assistant director, has asked that the proposal be dropped from the agenda. Archie is furious, thinking that Edith is opposed to serving perpetrators because of her background working with victims of domestic violence. He goes to her office steaming; when he gets there, Edith explains that she asked to have the proposal dropped because the Board would not have time to consider the idea at this meeting because of other more pressing concerns. She promises Archie it would be back on the next agenda with her full support.
This is an example of ______  conflict.
A) Expressive
B) Data
C) Illusionary
D) Interest/commitment
E) Structural

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This scenario is an example of an illusionary conflict, where the disagreement between Archie and Edith is based on a misunderstanding or incorrect assumption about Edith's intentions, rather than a real conflict of interests or values. Archie mistakenly believes Edith opposes his proposal due to her background, but in reality, she supports it and only asked for a delay due to timing issues with the board's agenda.

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