Dignity the essential role it plays in resolving conflict

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-215) and index.

Introduction : a new model of dignity -- The ten essential elements of dignity -- Acceptance of identity -- Inclusion -- Safety -- Acknowledgment -- Recognition -- Fairness -- Benefit of the doubt -- Understanding -- Independence -- Accountability -- The ten temptations to violate dignity -- Taking the bait -- Saving face -- Shirking responsibility -- Seeking false dignity -- Seeking false security -- Avoiding conflict -- Being the victim -- Resisting feedback -- Blaming and shaming others to deflect your own guilt -- Engaging in false intimacy and demeaning gossip -- How to heal relationships with dignity -- Reconciling with dignity -- Dignity's promise.