Communicating in Groups
Applications and Skills
5th Edition
Published on 1. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-07-248388-8 (ISBN)
Description
This brief text offers a step-by-step introduction to the theory and practice of small group communication, and teaches students to develop and apply critical thinking skills in group problem solving. Authors Kathy Adams and Gloria Galanes believe that group participation can be an uplifting and energizing experience. In this text, they give students the tools to help them move toward this outcome. Research and theory are presented with a focus on what is important to students - understanding their group experiences and making them effective.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-248388-8 (9780072483888)
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Katherine Adams | Gloria Galanes
Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills
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04/2005
6th Edition
McGraw-Hill Professional
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Persons
Katherine L. Adams is Professor of Speech Communication at California State University, Fresno, where she received a Meritorious Promise and Performance award in 1989. She has served as their Graduate Coordinator since 1989. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Utah under the direction of B. Aubrey Fisher. She has authored four instructor's manuals in interpersonal and small group communication and most recently, this group communication book with Gloria Galanes. She has published articles in the areas of conversational analysis and interpersonal communication. Currently she is an associate editor for Communication Reports and The Western Journal of Communication. She participates, at all levels, in the Western States Communication Association and Speech Communication Association and teaches in the areas of interpersonal communication, communication theory, small group communication, and research methods. Gloria J. Galanes is Associate Professor of Communication and Mass Media at Southwest Missouri St. University and has received the University's Faculty Excellence in Teaching and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member awards. John K. Brilhart has written numerous academic and mass market articles, is the author of several texts and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Nebraska.
Content
Part One: Orientation to Small Group Systems1. Small Groups as the Heart of SocietyGroups in Your Life Groups versus Individuals as Problem Solvers Groups, Small Groups, and Small Group Theory Classifying Groups by their Major PurposeBeing a Valuable Group Member Being and Ethical Group Member The Participant-Observer Perspective2. Groups as Structured Open SystemsOverview of General Systems TheoryThe Small Group as a SystemLife Cycles in a SystemOrganizations as Systems of GroupsPart Two: Foundations of Small Group Communicating.3. Interpersonal Communication Principles for Group MembersCommunication: What's That?Implications for Small Group CommunicationListening: Receiving, Interpreting, and Responding to Messages from Other Group Members4. Verbal and Nonverbal MessagesCreating Messages in a Small GroupHow Communication Structures the Small GroupUsing Language to Help the Group ProgressNonverbal Signals in Small Group CommunicationComputer-Mediated Communication and Group Messages5. Creative and Critical Thinking in the Small GroupWhat Is Creative Thinking?Enhancing Group CreativityWhat Makes Thinking "Critical"?Enhancing Critical Thinking in a Group6. Group Problem-Solving ProceduresA Systematic Procedure as the Basis for Problem SolvingWhat is a Problem?The Procedural Model of Problem Solving (P-MOPS)Applications of P-MOPSPart Three: Understanding and Improving Group Throughput Processes7. Becoming a GroupPrimary, Secondary, and Tertiary Tensions* Phases in the Development of a GroupGroup Socialization of Members* Leadership and LeadersGroup RolesRules and NormsDevelopment of a Group's Climate8. Celebrating Diversity in the Small GroupWhat is Diversity?Celebrating Diversity/Bridging Differences9. Managing Conflicts ProductivelyWhat is Conflict?Myths about ConflictGroupthinkManaging Conflict in the Group10. Applying Leadership PrinciplesMyths about LeadershipCurrent Ideas about LeadershipWhat Groups Expect Leaders to DoEncouraging Distributed LeadershipEthical Guidelines for Group LeadersPart Four: Small Group Public Presentations11. Planning, Organizing, and presenting Small Group PresentationsThe Planning StageThe Organizing StageThe Presenting StageWhat Makes a Good Oral PresentationAppendix: Techniques for Observing Problem-Solving Groups