An Introduction to group dynamics / Forsyth, Donelson R.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Monterey, California : Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, c1983Description: xv, 560 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 534012256
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM 131 .F67 1983
Contents:
Part One. Orientation and Methods -- Part Two. Basic Group Processes -- Part Three. Social Influence Processes -- Part Four. Problems in Groups -- Part Five. Applications.
Summary: If I had to summarize the purpose of this book in a single statement, it would be to review theory and research dealing with group processes while demonstrating the relevance of this work in applied settings. Social scientists in such fields as anthropology, sociology, and psychology have long been interested in the study of groups, and their continued efforts have resulted in the generation of a substantial body of empirically based knowledge. Through the years we have discovered that groups can be many things-fascinating, frightening, complicated, frustrating, provocative, and uninvolving-but whatever their character, groups are always fundamentally relevant to a fuller understanding of social behavior.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One. Orientation and Methods -- Part Two. Basic Group Processes -- Part Three. Social Influence Processes -- Part Four. Problems in Groups -- Part Five. Applications.

If I had to summarize the purpose of this book in a single statement, it would be to review theory and research dealing with group processes while demonstrating the relevance of this work in applied settings. Social scientists in such fields as anthropology, sociology, and psychology have long been interested in the study of groups, and their continued efforts have resulted in the generation of a substantial body of empirically based knowledge. Through the years we have discovered that groups can be many things-fascinating, frightening, complicated, frustrating, provocative, and uninvolving-but whatever their character, groups are always fundamentally relevant to a fuller understanding of social behavior.

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