The Fundamentals of Small Group Communication provides readers with the fundamentals they need to become functional and productive members of any small group. Readers are introduced to the fundamental issues faced by all small groups (such as socialization, development, ethics, diversity) and the procedures utilized by effective small groups (for example, task accomplishment, decision making, climate). With a focus on the individual group member, this textbook encourages readers to reflect on how their communication behaviors (e.g., communication traits, verbal and nonverbal communication, listening style) and practices (e.g., their leadership style, their conflict management style) contribute to their current small group experiences.
This updated edition of Creating Effective Groups contains new sections on reducing speaking anxiety, increasing intercultural understanding - including the S.O.A.R. technique for intercultural awareness - and more.
The influences and effects of small group computer-mediated communication (CMC) are discussed in Chapter 15. ... The Instructor's Manual/Test Bank and PowerPoint Slides are available to instructors at the book's webpage at waveland.com.
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This text employs systems theory as a basic orientation to describe small group communications as open and complex systems, presenting several perspectives for understanding group communication within this systems framework....
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Theory and Application Arthur D. Jensen, Joseph C. Chilberg. 2 . 3 . P. 68 . ... Theodore W. Adorno , E. Frenkel - Brunswik , D. J. Levinson , and R. N. Sanford , The Authoritarian Personality ( New York : Harper & Row , 1950 ) . 13.
... see also Ernest G. Bormann and Nancy C. Bormann , Effective Small Group Communication , 2nd ed . ... J. G. Oetzel , “ Explaining Individual Communication Processes in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups Through Individualism ...