| Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills, 5/e Katherine L. Adams,
California State University Fresno Gloria J. Galanes,
Southwest Missouri State University
Table of ContentsPart One: Orientation to Small Group Systems
1. Small Groups as the Heart of Society
· Groups in Your Life
· Groups versus Individuals as Problem Solvers
· Groups, Small Groups, and Small Group Theory
· Classifying Groups by their Major Purpose
· Being a Valuable Group Member
· Being and Ethical Group Member
· The Participant-Observer Perspective.
2. Groups as Structured Open Systems
· Overview of General Systems Theory
· The Small Group as a System
· Life Cycles in a System
· Organizations as Systems of GroupsPart Two: Foundations of Small Group Communicating
3. Interpersonal Communication Principles for Group Members
· Communication: What's That?
· Implications for Small Group Communication
· Listening: Receiving, Interpreting, and Responding to Messages from Other Group Members.
4. Verbal and Nonverbal Messages
· Creating Messages in a Small Group
· How Communication Structures the Small Group
· Using Language to Help the Group Progress
· Nonverbal Signals in Small Group Communication
· Computer-Mediated Communication and Group Messages.
5. Creative and Critical Thinking in the Small Group
· What Is Creative Thinking?
· Enhancing Group Creativity
· What Makes Thinking "Critical"?
· Enhancing Critical Thinking in a Group
6. Group Problem-Solving Procedures
· A Systematic Procedure as the Basis for Problem Solving
· What is a Problem?
· The Procedural Model of Problem Solving (P-MOPS)
· Applications of P-MOPSPart Three: Understanding and Improving Throughput Processes
7. Becoming a Group
· Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Tensions
· Phases in the Development of a Group
· Group Socialization of Members
· Leadership and Leaders
· Group Roles
· Rules and Norms
· Development of a Group's Climate
8. Celebrating Diversity in the Small Group
· What is Diversity?
· Celebrating Diversity/Bridging Differences
9. Managing Conflicts Productively
· What is Conflict?
· Myths about Conflict
· Groupthink
· Managing Conflict in the Group
10. Applying Leadership Principles
· Myths about Leadership
· Current Ideas about Leadership
· What Groups Expect Leaders to Do
· Encouraging Distributed Leadership
· Ethical Guidelines for Group LeadersPart Four: Small Group Public Presentations
11. Oral Presentations
· Types of Group Oral Presentations
· Preparing Individual Oral Presentations
· What Makes a Good Oral Presentation?
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