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Peer reviewedPutnam, Linda L. – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Examines procedural messages and group work habits of 20 three-person groups, 10 who preferred a tightly structured work cliamte and 10 who preferred a free-associative work routine. Results revealed that structured groups used abstract headings that organized group talk, while free-associative groups used specific details on a content-related…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Efficiency, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedRuhe, John; Eatman, John – Small Group Behavior, 1977
Evaluates the effect of integration and segregation of Blacks and whites in a small group setting in a work environment. Discriminant analysis suggests that while few behavioral and attitudinal differences exist between Blacks and whites, integration is beneficial to Blacks and not detrimental to whites. (Author)
Descriptors: Biracial Committees, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis, Racial Composition
Peer reviewedCooper, Cary L., Ed. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Focuses on small groups in work organizations, sources of stress, and available social support systems in five articles. Includes a methodological paper on measuring social support in work groups. Analyzes the complexity of coping strategies, and the relationship of occupational and life stressors to each other and the family. (KMF)
Descriptors: Coping, Decision Making, Family Role, Group Dynamics
