The Fundamentals of Small Group Communication

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SAGE, 2008 M01 17 - 284 páginas
From the Publisher: With a focus on the individual group member, The Fundamentals of Small Group Communication encourages readers to reflect on how their communication behaviors and practices contribute to their current small group experiences. In this easy to read text, authors Scott A. Myers and Carolyn M. Anderson introduce students to the fundamental issues faced by all small groups, such as socialization, development, ethics, and diversity, and the procedures utilized by effective small groups. The book is organized around three overarching themes-characteristics of small group communication and the individual group member, the group task, and group member relationships. Each chapter opens with a case study and includes an "Ethically Speaking" box that allows readers to reflect on how ethics is central to the small group communication process. It is intended for undergraduate courses that introduce students to the basic fundamentals of small group communication.

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Components of Small Group Communication
3
Chapter
4
The Small Group Socialization Process
24
Small Group Member Communication and Personality Traits
45
Diversity Among Small Group Members
71
Chapter 5
84
Models of Small Group Development
89
Chapter 6
103
Approaches to Small Group Leadership
159
Relational Communication Among Small Group Members
181
Conflict in the Small Group
199
Cohesion and Climate in the Small Group
217
Turning a Defensive Climate Into a Supportive
226
Connecting Small Group Communication Concepts
233
Designing and Delivering Small Group Presentations
243
Delivering the Small Group Presentation
250

Characteristics of Small Group Tasks
107
Functional Perspective of Small Group Communication
113
Small Group DecisionMaking Procedures
127
Development of Small Group Roles
143
Glossary
255
Index
273
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Scott A. Myers (PhD, Kent State University) is a professor and Peggy Rardin McConnell Chair in the Department of Communication Studies at West Virginia University (WVU) where he teaches courses in instructional communication, organizational communication, and communication pedagogy. His research interests center primarily on the student-instructor relationship in the college classroom and the adult sibling relationship, with his research appearing in outlets such as Communication Education, Journal of Family Communication, Communication Research Reports, and Communication Quarterly, among others. At WVU, he was recognized by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences as a Woodburn Professor (2005–2007) and as an Outstanding Teacher in 2010. He is a former editor of Communication Teacher, a former executive director of the Central States Communication Association (CSCA), and a past president of CSCA.

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