A systems approach to small group interaction tewart L. Tubbs

• Main Author: Tubbs, Stewart L. 1943- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw-Hill 1992
• Edition: 4th ed
• Subjects: Small groups; Organizational behavior; Work groups
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• Physical Description: xviii, 411 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-401) and index
• ISBN: 0070654077

Conceived as a core text for more theoretically based courses, "A Systems Approach to Small Group Interaction" uses Tubbs' "systems model" as a framework for explaining and integrating the major small group theories. The book thus offers an opportunity to enable undergraduates to clearly view theories that are usually only found in more advanced books. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to include over 100 new citations, more practical applications of small group interactions, plus new case studies and reading selections. Features include Tubb's own "System Model", a useful framwork borrowed from the social sciences that ties together the major small groups theories, making this typically difficult material more understandable for students. The book opens each chapter with a real-life case study, drawing students into the concepts about to be presented. It provides experiential exercises, validating the theories in students' minds and giving students greater insight into how theories relate to behaviour.