Research Catalog

Title

Group communication in context : studies of natural groups / edited by Lawrence R. Frey.

Publication

Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 1994.

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Additional Authors

Frey, Lawrence R

Description

xiv, 368 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Small groups
• Communication in small groups

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and indexes.

Contents

• Introduction: The Call of the Field: Studying Communication in Natural Groups / Lawrence R. Frey -- 1. The Pilgrim Must Embark: Creating and Sustaining Community in a Residential Facility for People With AIDS / Mara B. Adelman and Lawrence R. Frey -- 2. Homeboys and Hoods: Gang Communication and Cultural Space / Dwight Conquergood -- 3. Observing Theory in Practice: Sustaining Consciousness in a Coven / Christee Lucas Lesch -- 4. Contextualizing Power and Social Influence in Groups / J. Kevin Barge and Joann Keyton -- 5. Coordination and Role-Definition Problems in Health-Care Teams: A Hospice Case Study / Carol R. Berteotti and David R. Seibold -- 6. Leadership in the Evolution of a Community-Based Political Action Group / Bernard L. Brock and Sharon Howell -- 7. Communication and Developmental Patterns in a System of Interacting Groups / Susan A. Wheelan, Robert L. McKeage, Anthony F. Verdi, Marcia Abraham, Carole Krasick and Frances Johnston.
• 8. Vacillating About Vietnam: Secrecy, Duplicity, and Confusion in the Communication of President Kennedy and His Advisors / Moya Ann Ball -- 9. Groupthink and the Watergate Cover-Up: The Illusion of Unanimity / Rebecca J. Welch Cline -- 10. Children's Task-Group Communication: Did We Learn It All in Kindergarten? / Thomas J. Socha and Diana M. Socha -- 11. Beyond Decision Making in Decision-Making Groups: Implications for the Study of Group Communication / Dirk Scheerhorn, Patricia Geist and JC Bruno Teboul -- 12. Argumentation and Computer-Mediated Group Decision Making / Dale E. Brashers, Mark Adkins and Renee A. Meyers -- 13. Group Communication in Context: Implications for the Study of Bona Fide Groups / Cynthia Stohl and Linda L. Putnam -- 14. Call and Response: The Challenge of Conducting Research on Communication in Natural Groups / Lawrence R. Frey -- 15. On the Value of Case Studies of Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Groups / Dennis S. Gouran.

ISBN

• 0805813152 (acid-free paper)
• 0805813160 (pbk.)

LCCN

93023416

OCLC

• 28722586
• ocm28722586

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Columbia University Libraries