Informal groups : an introduction /

Wilson, Stephen

Informal groups : an introduction / Stephen Wilson - New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, c1978 - xiii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The study of informal groups -- 2. The six dimensions of solidarity -- 3. Bales and Homans: Two system theorists -- 4. Standardization within informal groups -- 5. Differentiation within informal groups -- 6. Leadership in informal groups -- 7. Informal groups and their environments: the case of gangs -- 8. Formal organizations as environments -- 9. Problem-solving groups and solidarity -- 10. Environmental changes and solidarity

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HM 133 .W54 1978