The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research

by Lawrence R. Frey

• ISBN13: 9780761910275
• ISBN10: 0761910271
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-08
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research establishes a central resource for the field, documenting and synthesizing the work done in group communication's 50-year history. With contributions from the most experienced and respected scholars in the field, the editors present an overview of group communication study and examine a variety of theoretical positions and methodological practices.The volume is divided into six broad areas of communication scholarship: foundations of group communication theory and research; individuals and group communication; task and relational group communication; group communication processes; group communication facilitation; and group communication contexts and applications. The sections serve as a crossroads where various paths pursued in each area meet and summarize and suggest new maps and roads that need to be followed in the future.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Lawrence R. Frey
PART I: Foundations of Group Communication Theory and Research
Communication in Groups: The Emergence and Evolution of a Field of Study	3	(34)
Dennis S. Gouran
Group Communication Theory	37	(34)
Marshall Scott Poole
The Systems Metaphor in Group Communication	71	(21)
Edward A. Mabry
Group Communication Methodology: Issues and Considerations	92	(23)
Marshall Scott Poole
Joann Keyton
Lawrence R. Frey
PART II: Individuals and Group Communication
What Differences Do Individual Differences in Groups Make? The Effects of Individuals, Culture, and Group Composition	115	(24)
Beth Bonniwell Haslett
Jenn Ruebush
Socialization Processes in Groups	139	(28)
Carolyn M. Anderson
Bruce L. Riddle
Matthew M. Martin
PART III: Task and Relational Group Communication
Task-Group Communication and Decision-Making Performance	167	(25)
Randy Y. Hirokawa
Abran J. Salazar
Relational Communication in Groups	192	(33)
Joann Keyton
PART IV: Group Communication Processes
Collective Information Processing in Groups	225	(26)
Kathleen M. Propp
Nonverbal Aspects of Group Communication	251	(37)
Sandra M. Ketrow
Influence Processes in Group Interaction	288	(25)
Renee A. Meyers
Dale E. Brashers
Theorizing About the Group Communication-Leadership Relationship: Input-Process-Output and Functional Models	313	(22)
Charles Pavitt
Group Communication and Creativity Processes	335	(36)
Susan Jarboe
PART V: Group Communication Facilitation
Improving Group Communication Performance: An Overview of Diagnosis of Intervention	371	(24)
Beatrice G. Schultz
The Impact of Formal Procedures on Group Processes, Members, and Task Outcomes	395	(37)
Sunwolf
David R. Seibold
Communication Technology and Group Communication	432	(43)
Craig R. Scott
PART VI: Group Communication Contexts and Applications
Communication in Family Units: Studying the First ``Group''	475	(18)
Thomas J. Socha
Group Communication in the Formal Educational Context	493	(23)
Terre H. Allen
Timothy G. Plax
Communication in Social Support Groups	516	(23)
Rebecca J. Welch Cline
Communication in Organizational Work Groups: A Review and Analysis of Natural Work Group Studies	539	(26)
Haward H. Greenbaum
Jim L. Query, Jr.
Author Index	565	(8)
Subject Index	573	(12)
About the Editor	585	(1)
About the Associate Editors	586	(1)
About the Contributors	587