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Zusatztext 'The volume contains an excellent set of readings about groups from two of the best researchers/theorists in the field. The coverage is very comprehensive! spanning many theoretical orientations! methodological techniques! and disciplinary boundaries. If a student/scholar is looking for a great introduction to the area of group research! this is it.'- R. Scott Tindale' Professor and Department Chair of Psychology! Loyola University Chicago'Levine and Moreland have assembled a brilliant set of key readings on small groups. Not only should this be required reading for students at all levels! it also triggers a host of important research questions that undoubtedly will move this exciting field forward. This set of classic and contemporary articles is a must-read for anyone studying or managing small groups.' - Carsten K.W. De Dreu! Professor of Organizational Psychology! University of Amsterdam Informationen zum Autor John M. Levine, Richard L. Moreland Klappentext Research on small groups is highly diverse because investigators who study such groups vary in their disciplinary identifications! theoretical interests! and methodological preferences. The goal of this volume is to capture that diversity! and thereby convey the breadth and excitement of small group research by acquainting students with work on five fundamental aspects of groups. These are: group composition (the number and type of people who belong to the group); group structure (the status systems! norms! and roles that constrain interactions among group members); group conflict (arising from competition among members for scarce resources! both tangible and intangible); group performance (cooperative efforts among members to create joint products and achieve common goals); and group ecology (the physical! social! and temporal environments in which the group operates). Although these five aspects of groups are all important! they have not received equal research attention. In an effort to reflect this relative interest! more space has been devoted to conflict and performance than to composition! structure! and ecology. The volume also includes an introductory chapter by the editors which provides an overview of the history of and current state-of-the-art in the field. Together with introductions to each section! discussion questions and suggestions for further reading! make the volume an ideal text for senior undergraduate and graduate courses on group dynamics. Zusammenfassung Aims to convey the diversity, breadth and excitement of small group research by acquainting students with work on five fundamental aspects of groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Editors. Acknowledgments. Small Groups: An Overview. Part 1. Group Composition. Introduction. Reading 1. The Contribution of Influence and Selection to Adolescent Peer Group Homogeneity: The Case of Adolescent Cigarette Smoking. Ennett & Bauman. Reading 2. Some Effects of Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women. Kanter . Reading 3Effects of Crew Composition on Crew Performance: Does the Whole Equal the Sum of Its Parts? Tziner & Eden. Part 2. Group Structure. Introduction. Reading 4. Status! Expectations! and Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review and Test of the Theory. Driskell & Mullen. Reading 5. Asymmetries in Attachments to Groups and to Their Members: Distinguishing Between Common-Identity and Common-Bond Groups. Prentice! Miller! & Lightdale. Reading 6. The "Friendly" Poker Game: A Study of an Ephemeral Role. Zurcher. Part 3. Conflict in Groups. Introduction. Reading 7. Effects of Group Identity on Resource Use in a Simulated Commons Dilemma. Kramer & Brewer. Reading 8. Status! Ideology! and Integrative Complexity on the U.S. Supreme Court: Rethinking the Politics of Political Decision Making. Gruenfeld. Reading 9. Being Better by Being Right: Subjective Group Dynamics and Derogation...
