Table 3.

Examples of language reflecting perceived community conflict: ARD, family and non-ARD participants

ARD	Family	Non-ARD
“us and them”	“a real separation between factions”	“us and them”
“sides” of conflict	“sides” of conflict	“two sides”
“polarization”	“conflict between the people”	“divisiveness to the community”
“tension within the community”	“it really did divide the community”	“political tensions”
“community is too split over it”	“split in the community”	“very polarized in the community”
“the town kinda split”	“big break between the people”	“people are split down the middle”
“two sides of the town”	“break here in the town”	“a lot of controversy”
“controversy”	“brought a lot of divisiveness”	“it's contentious”
“conflict”	“conflict”	“conflict”
“there's no middle gray matter”	“it depends what side of the fence”	“a lot of contention”
“sides” of spectrum	“people…have a divided issue on it”	“big controversy”
“two divisions”	“real separation of community”	“very divided”
“community was two-sided”	“different factions”	“town very divided”