Theories of small groups : interdisciplinary perspectives

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Main Authors: Hollingshead, Andrea B. (Author), Poole, Marshall Scott , 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage , c2005
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Interdisciplinary perspectives on small groups
  • 2. A look at groups from the functional perspective
  • 3. Psychodynamic perspective on small groups
  • 4. The social identity perspective on small groups
  • 5. Conflict, power, and status in groups
  • 6. The symbolic-interpretive perspective of group life
  • 7. Understanding groups from a feminist perspective
  • 8. The network perspective on small groups: theory and research
  • 9. Traces, trajectories, and timing: the temporal perspective on groups
  • 10. Small groups from an evolutionary perspective
  • 11. Touchstones, a framework for comparing premises of nine integrative perspectives on groups