1st Edition

The Study of Groups

By Josephine Klein Copyright 1998
    210 Pages
    by Routledge

    210 Pages
    by Routledge

    In attempting to understand the psychological aspects of the developmental process and socialisation, the distinct disciplines of sociology and psychology were brought together for the first time. Titles in the Sociology of Behaviour and Psychology set of the International Library of Sociology analyse how behaviour is formed and learned.

    The Performance of Tasks in Groups; Part 1 Differentiation in the Group: (1) Functional Authority; Part 2 Differentiation in the Group: (2) Status Authority; Part 3 The Spread of Information; Part 4 The Need for Organisation; Part 5 The Evolution of Norms; Part 6 The Evolution of Likes and Dislikes; Part 7 Sentiment in the Group: The Expressive Dimension; Part 8 Communication as Adaptive Behaviour; Part 9 Decision-making As Instrumental Behaviour:The Dimension of Control; Part 10 The Self-Defeating Process :Latent Pattern Maintenance; Part 11 The Larger Society and Social Change;

    Biography

    Karl Mannheim