The handbook of group research and practice [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Susan A. Wheelan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480889603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2005
• ISBN: 1-4129-9016-5; 1-4522-6186-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (609 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WheelanSusan A
• Disciplina: 302.3072
• Soggetti: Social groups - Research; Social groups - Research - Methodology; Intergroup relations; Social group work; Group psychotherapy; Group work in education; 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: Group Research and Practice: Then and Now; 1 - The History of Group Research; 2 - Contemporary Issues in Group Research: The Need for Integrative Theory; 3 - The History of Group Practice: A Century of Knowledge; 4 - Contemporary Issues in Group Practice; PART II: Theoretical Perspectives on Groups; 5 - The Psychoanalytic Perspective; 6 - The Functional Perspective; 7 - The Developmental Perspective; 8 - The Social Identity Perspective; 9 - The Communication Perspective on Group Life; 10 - The Systems Perspective; 11 - Chaos, Complexity, and Catastrophe: The Nonlinear Dynamics PerspectivePART III: Methods in Group Research and Practice; 12 - Design and Analysis of Experimental Research on Groups; 13 - Field Studies: A Focus on Group Research; 14 - Nonlinear Methods for the Social Sciences; 15 - Social Life in Silico: The Science of Artificial Societies; PART IV: Applied Group Research; 16 - Group Dynamics and Effectiveness: Five Years of Applied Research; 17 - Conflict Within and ; Between Groups; 18 - Group Identity and Self-Definition; 19 - Groups and Individual Change; 20 - Virtual Teams; PART V: Group Practice: Methods and Outcomes21 - Group Psychotherapy; 22 - Promoting Effective Team Performance Through Training; 23 - Team Consultation; 24 - Learning Groups; 25 - Mediating Intragroup and Intergroup Conflict; 26 - Facilitating Group Communication; 27 - Psychoeducational Groups; 28 - Skills Training Groups; PART VI: Conclusion: Charting the Future; 29 - Integrating Group Research and Practice; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Organized into six practical sections relating theory to application from an historical perspective, this text offers contributions from international scholars and practitioners who reflect the diversity of this field.