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A new outline of social psychology.Group dynamics.

A new outline of social psychology.: Group dynamics. Discusses the importance of group dynamics, or the study of small groups, in social psychology. The chapter begins by distinguishing groups as a particular sort of collectivity. Then the authors distinguish among groups with the proposition that even groups as small as dyads are either one or another or some combination of the three social environments posited in the presented social psychological model. That groups may be small and still represent all of the social environment leads into a discussion of the significance of the small group method in experimental social psychology. This point is illustrated with small group experiments on close relationships, social organization, and culture. The chapter closes with some cautions about the limitations of the small group method but nevertheless with a call to exploit its potential even more, not only for social psychology but for the social sciences generally. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A new outline of social psychology.Group dynamics.

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1997 American Psychological Association
Pages
207 –219
DOI
10.1037/10225-011
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Discusses the importance of group dynamics, or the study of small groups, in social psychology. The chapter begins by distinguishing groups as a particular sort of collectivity. Then the authors distinguish among groups with the proposition that even groups as small as dyads are either one or another or some combination of the three social environments posited in the presented social psychological model. That groups may be small and still represent all of the social environment leads into a discussion of the significance of the small group method in experimental social psychology. This point is illustrated with small group experiments on close relationships, social organization, and culture. The chapter closes with some cautions about the limitations of the small group method but nevertheless with a call to exploit its potential even more, not only for social psychology but for the social sciences generally. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Aug 31, 2004

Keywords: group dynamics; social psychology; social environments; methodology

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