What is associative or dissociative type of relationship ?

2. Dissociative or appositional relationship again may be in the form of either competition or conflict.

3. When people are involved in competition, they make efforts to improve their own efficiency to outclass the opponent.

4. Example of Competition : The girls or boys appearing in an examination to qualify for a job or the football match between two teams in a stadium are the suitable examples of competition.

5. Examples of Conflict : Competition sometimes turns into conflict. That is not a good sign of culture. Generally, in conflict, the involved persons make effort to destroy or weaken the efficiency of one another. A fight between two foes and a battle (or a war) between two countries (or group of countries) are the examples of conflict.

6. Co-operation : In co-operation, people strive for a goal with the assistance of other people or groups of people. Two girls preparing a physics model for science exhibition of fair and several persons working jointly for providing relief to the earthquake affected people are the examples of co-operation.