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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480316603321

Autore

McRae Mary B

Titolo

Racial and cultural dynamics in group and organizational life [[electronic resource] ] : crossing boundaries / / Mary B. McRae, Ellen L. Short

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2010

ISBN

1-4833-0215-6

1-4522-7475-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShortEllen L

Disciplina

302.3

Soggetti

Communication in community development

Community development

Cultural pluralism

Race

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 - Understanding Groups as Psychodynamic Systems in the Context of Racial and Cultural Factors; 2 - Working With Differences in Groups; 3 - Group Formation; 4 - Group Development; 5 - Group Dynamics in Racially and Culturally Mixed Groups; 6 - Social Roles in Groups; 7 - Leadership, Authority, and Power in Racially and Culturally Mixed Groups; 8 - Strategies for Leadership in Multicultural Groups; 9 - The Mature Work Group; 10 - Termination; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a theoretical framework for understanding covert and overt processes in group and organizational life, this book uses psychoanalytic (interpersonal and relational) and systems theory to examine the whole group and the unconscious processes that occur as they relate to racial and cultural issues.