Group dynamics
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"I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member" --Groucho Marx "Society appears to be subject, every now and then, to periods of moral panic. A condition, episode, person or group emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests."--Folk Devils and Moral Panics (1972) by Stanley Cohen |
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Group dynamics is a system of behaviors and psychological processes occurring within a social group (intragroup dynamics), or between social groups (intergroup dynamics). The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision-making behaviour, tracking the spread of diseases in society, creating effective therapy techniques, and following the emergence and popularity of new ideas and technologies. Group dynamics are at the core of understanding racism, sexism, and other forms of social prejudice and discrimination. These applications of the field are studied in psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, epidemiology, education, social work, business and managerial studies, as well as communication studies.
See also
- Cog's ladder
- Collaboration
- Collaborative method
- Decision downloading
- Entitativity
- Facilitator
- Group narcissism
- Intergroup dialogue
- Intergroup relations
- Interpersonal relationships
- Maintenance actions
- Organization climate
- Out-group homogeneity
- Small-group communication
- Social psychology
- Social psychology (sociology)
- Social tuning
- Team effectiveness
- Team-based learning
