Sometimes this bystander acted as a peacemaker, engaging with the aggressor and reducing the number of subsequent attacks compared with what might otherwise have been expected.
" Birds in their little nests agree, " sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the " pecking" ended for that time.
At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don't want to be viewed as aggressive or disruptive at work.