New directions in group communication / editor, Lawrence R. Frey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frey, Lawrence R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in small groups.

Interpersonal communication.

Physical Description:

xviii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Pub., [2002]

Summary:

New Directions in Group Communication takes as its mission the setting of the agenda for the study of group communication in the future. It does so by presenting work that scholars have not previously explored in the current small group communication literature. Part one focuses on new theoretical and conceptual directions, both presenting new views and extending current positions. Part two examines new research methodologies, while part three looks at antecedent factors affecting group communication. The fourth and fifth parts of the text provide insight into both group communication process and practices. Part six covers different group communication contexts, including communication patterns in top management teams.

An excellent companion to "The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research, "this volume sets the direction for future study for students and scholars alike.

Contents:

New directions for functional, symbolic convergence, structuration, and bona fide group perspectives of group communication / Jennifer H. Waldeck, Carolyn A. Shepard, Jeremy Teitelbaum, W. Jeffrey Farrar, and David R. Seibold

Being a part and apart : dialectics and group communication / Scott D. Johnson and Lynette M. Long

Foregrounding feminist theory in group communication research / Nancy Wyatt

Ethnographic practices in group communication research / Natalie J. Dollar and Gerianne M. Merrigan

The group dynamics q-sort in group communication research / Randall S. Peterson

The state of traits : predispositions and group communication / Joann Keyton and Lawrence R. Frey

The effects of culture and cultural diversity on communication in work groups : synthesizing vertical and cultural differences with a face-negotiation perspective / John G. Oetzel

Rethinking traditional approaches to argument in groups / Rene A. Meyers and Dale E. Brashers

Enlarging the meaning of group deliberation : from discussion to dialogue / J. Kevin Barge

Self-organizing and complexity perspectives of group creativity : implications for group communication / Abran J. Salazar

Getting to "groupaha!" : provoking creative processes in task groups / Sunwolf

Exploring consequences of group communication in the classroom : unraveling relational learning / Terre H. Allen and Timothy G. Plax

Bona fide perspective for the future of groups : understanding collaborating groups / Cynthia Stohl and Kasey Walker

Communication in top management teams / Theodore E. Zorn and George H. Tompson

Cross-national group communication research : prospects and promise / Robert Shuter

Group communication and technology : rethinking the role of communication modality in group work and performance / Edward A. Mabry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0761912800

0761912819

OCLC:

47989793