The Group in Society

Abstract

PART I. AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALL GROUPS 1. Small Groups Up Close Understanding Groups How We Learn About Groups Putting the Pieces Together Illustration: Terrorist Cells 2. Wiring Groups into Organizations and Society Building a Theoretical Framework The Embedded System Approach Small Group Archetypes Illustration: Self-Managed Work Teams PART II. DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS 3. Making Group Decisions Understanding the Modern Jury Summary Model of Jury Deliberation Agreements and Social Influence Summary Decision Making Model 4. Establishing Discussion Procedures The Group Network Designing Discussion Choose a Decision Rule Summary Model of Emergent Structure 5. Guiding the Flow of Ideas and Information Assembling a Task Force Generating Creative Ideas Gathering and Exchanging Information PART III. ROLES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND IDENTITY 6. Leading the Team Teamwork and Group Effectiveness Loving the Leader Negotiating Roles and Status Summary Model: The Group as Microcosm 7. Forging Group Bonds Groups Across the Lifespan Banding Together and Tearing Apart Cohesion and Harmony Summary Model of Group Bonding 8. Shifting Social Identities Maintaining Group Norms Symbolic Life in Groups Securing a Social Identity Summary Model of Conflict and Convergence 9. Learning and Growing Unconscious Group Behavior Personal Growth Summary Model of Group Learning Group Development PART IV. INTEGRATION AND CONCLUSION 10. The Power of Knowledge Using Group Theory for Social Change Reprising the Embedded System Framework Final Questions and Insights

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