The Social Psychology of Small Groups

Description

The Social Psychology of Behaviour in Small Groups covers classic theories of group behaviour and their application in organizational psychology. Topics include the structure and formation of groups and how individuals behave within a group, as well as more applied areas such as leadership, decision-making, co-operation and teamwork. Donald Pennington has provided a lively and accessible text suitable for undergraduates studying social psychology and those studying organizational psychology on psychology and business studies degrees. The book is well illustrated and includes many mental exercises to engage the reader.

Professor Donald Pennington is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University. His areas of interest include social psychology, health psychology and personality. He is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the author of several textbooks in social psychology.

A very welcome addition to the literature on small groups. It lives up to the goal of not requiring prior knowledge of the subject ... The style is lively, and there are frequent suggestions for short mental exercises that encourage active learning, keep the reader alert and encourage relating the text to one's own experience. - Herb Blumberg, Goldsmiths College, University of London An extremely well balanced and readable book, and it manages to achieve this without the sacrifice of breath of coverage or detail ... It attempts to evoke thought and activity on the part of the reader ... I am sure that its accessibility will make it extremely popular with undergraduate students. I shall certainly be recommending it to my students. - Phil Erwin, Edge Hill College, Lancashire