New Directions in Group Communication

Introduction: New Directions in Group Communication - L. R. Frey PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. New Directions for Functional, Symbolic Convergence, Structuration, and Bona Fide Group Perspectives of Group Communication - J. H. Waldeck & et al 2. "Being a Part and Apart": Dialectics and Group Communication - S. D. Johnson & L. Long 3. Foregrounding Feminist Theory in Group Communication Research - N. Wyatt PART II: METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES 4. The Group Dynamics Q-Sort in Group Communication Research - R. S. Peterson 5. Ethnographic Practices in Group Communication Research - N. J. Dollar & G. Merrigan PART III: ANTECEDENT FACTORS AFFECTING GROUP COMMUNICATION 6. The State of Traits: Exploring Group Communication Predispositions - J. Keyton & L. R. Frey 7. The Effects of Culture and Cultural Diversity on Communication in Work Groups: Synthesizing Vertical and Cultural Differences With a Face-Negotiation Perspective - J. G. Oetzel PART IV: GROUP COMMUNICATION PROCESSES 8. Rethinking Traditional Approaches to Argument in Groups - R. A. Meyers & D. E. Brashers 9. Enlarging the Meaning of Group Deliberation: From Discussion to Dialogue - J. K. Barge Self-organizing and Complexity Perspectives of Group Creativity: Implications for Group Communication - A.J. Salazar PART V: GROUP COMMUNICATION PRACTICES: FACILITATION AND PEDAGOGY 10. Getting to "GroupAha!": Provoking Creative Processes in Task Groups - Sunwolf 12. Exploring Consequences of Group Communication in the Classroom: Unraveling Relational Learning - T. H. Allen & T. G. Plax PART VI: GROUP COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS 13. A Bona Fide Perspective for the Future of Groups: Understanding Collaborating Groups - C. Stohl and K. Walker 14. Communication in Top-Management Groups - T. E. Zorn and G. H. Tompson 15. Cross-National Group Communication Research: Prospects and Promise - R. Shuter 16. Group Communication and Technology: Rethinking the Role of Communication Modality in Group Work and Performance - E. A. Mabry Author Index Subject Index About the Editor About the Authors