New Directions in Group Communication

by Lawrence R. Frey

• ISBN13: 9780761912804
• ISBN10: 0761912800
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-03
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: New Directions in Group Communication - L. R. Frey

PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES

1. New Directions for Functional, Symbolic Convergence, Structuration, and Bona Fide Group Perspectives of Group Communication - J. H. Waldeck & et al

2. "Being a Part and Apart": Dialectics and Group Communication - S. D. Johnson & L. Long

3. Foregrounding Feminist Theory in Group Communication Research - N. Wyatt

PART II: METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES

4. The Group Dynamics Q-Sort in Group Communication Research - R. S. Peterson

5. Ethnographic Practices in Group Communication Research - N. J. Dollar & G. Merrigan

PART III: ANTECEDENT FACTORS AFFECTING GROUP COMMUNICATION

6. The State of Traits: Exploring Group Communication Predispositions - J. Keyton & L. R. Frey

7. The Effects of Culture and Cultural Diversity on Communication in Work Groups: Synthesizing Vertical and Cultural Differences With a Face-Negotiation Perspective - J. G. Oetzel

PART IV: GROUP COMMUNICATION PROCESSES

8. Rethinking Traditional Approaches to Argument in Groups - R. A. Meyers & D. E. Brashers

9. Enlarging the Meaning of Group Deliberation: From Discussion to Dialogue - J. K. Barge

Self-organizing and Complexity Perspectives of Group Creativity: Implications for Group Communication - A.J. Salazar

PART V: GROUP COMMUNICATION PRACTICES: FACILITATION AND PEDAGOGY

10. Getting to "GroupAha!": Provoking Creative Processes in Task Groups - Sunwolf

12. Exploring Consequences of Group Communication in the Classroom: Unraveling Relational Learning - T. H. Allen & T. G. Plax

PART VI: GROUP COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS

13. A Bona Fide Perspective for the Future of Groups: Understanding Collaborating Groups - C. Stohl and K. Walker

14. Communication in Top-Management Groups - T. E. Zorn and G. H. Tompson

15. Cross-National Group Communication Research: Prospects and Promise - R. Shuter

16. Group Communication and Technology: Rethinking the Role of Communication Modality in Group Work and Performance - E. A. Mabry

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