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| Group Dynamics | 1 |
| Interaction Process Analysis | 1 |
| Interpersonal Communication | 1 |
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| Small Group Behavior | 1 |
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| Sigman, Stuart J. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSigman, Stuart J. – Small Group Behavior, 1984
Describes selected rules that may be abstracted from discussions in a given natural group, in this case, a nursing home admissions board. Suggested that to comprehend group structure, investigators must move beyond the internal units of conversation and consider conversational behavior in the larger context of an ethnographic present. (LLL)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Communication
