Types of formalization in small-group research by Berger, Joseph, 1924-

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Grouped : how small groups of friends are the key to influence on the social web by Adams, Paul

Table of Contents: “…The structure of our social network ; People naturally form groups ; Social network structure changes how we're influenced ; Summary -- How our relationships influence us. …”


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Social capital, social identities : from wwnership to belonging

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Social Work With Groups : Expanding Horizons. by Wenocur, Stanley

Table of Contents: “…Integration of Critical Theory, Rational Consensus and Social Group WorkA Paradigm for Incremental and Rational Consensus; Methods and Procedures for a Dialectic Discourse; Conclusion; Not Just One of the Gang: Group Workers and Their Role as an Authority; Background; Student Attitudes and Struggles; Teaching Opportunities; Teachers as Role Models; Concluding Statement; Group Empowerment Through Learning Formal Decision Making Processes; The Social Worker in Politics as a Multi-Role Group Practitioner; Distinctive Features of Political Campaigns; Types of Groups in Political Campaigns.…”
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Social work with groups : using the class as a group leadership laboratory by Zastrow, Charles

Table of Contents: “…Types of groups: their nature and development -- Social group work and social work practice -- Leadership roles, functions, and guidelines -- Personal goals, group goals, and the nominal group -- Group norms and problems of conformity -- Working with diverse groups -- Verbal communication -- Nonverbal communication -- Problem solving, conflict resolution, and controversy -- Decision making -- Parliamentary procedure -- Organizations and groups -- Communities and groups -- Self-help groups -- Stress management -- Time management -- Starting and leading therapy groups -- Client-centered therapy in groups -- Reality therapy in groups -- Rational therapy in groups -- Behavior therapy in groups -- Feminist intervention in groups -- Family therapy -- Grief management -- Interventions with chemical dependency -- Interventions with eating disorders -- Interventions with family/intimate violence -- Identity formation and values clarification -- Desensitization to sexual issues -- Improving interpersonal relationships -- Ending a group.…”


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Mastering Social Media

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Social Work With Multi-Family Groups. by Cassano, D. Rosemary

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Fairness and groups

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Social identity

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Social identity processes : trends in theory and research

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Task groups in the social services by Fatout, Marian F.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface; Overview of the Book; Outline of the Book; Acknowledgments; Part I -- The Nature of Task Groups in the Social Services; Chapter 1 -- The History of Task Groups in the Social Services; Historical Foundations; Emerging Links between Theory and Practice; Professional Developments; Early Developments within Group Work; Differentiation within Group Work; Recent Historical Context; Conclusion; Chapter 2 -- The Variety of Task Groups Utilized; Task and Maintenance in Groups; Types of Task Groups; Conclusion; Part II -- The Professional Practitioner's Role in Task Groups…”
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Handbook of social work with groups

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Special Social Groups, Social Factors and Disparities in Health and Health Care.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Special Social Groups, Social Factors and Disparities in Health and Health Care; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Introduction to Volume; Special Social Groups and Social Factors; Special Social Groups and Other Social Factors as Linked to Health Disparities and Health Care Disparities; Health Inequalities, Health Care Inequalities, and Health Disparities; Major Social Factors and Major Special Groups; Review of Contents of the Volume; References; Part II: Special Groups, Women in the Military, and Women Veterans.…”
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Tongued with Fire : Groups in Experience. by Lawrence, Gordon

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Social Networks : a Developing Paradigm. by Leinhardt, Samuel

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The Psychology of Social and Cultural Diversity. by Crisp, Richard J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Part I: Social Identity; Part II: Culture; Part III: Intergroup Attitudes; Part IV: Intergroup Relations; Part V: Group Processes; Part VI: Interventions; References; Part I. …”
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Reassembling the social : an introduction to actor-network-theory by Latour, Bruno

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Advances in group processes : thirtieth anniversary edition

Table of Contents: “…Appendix: core theory and extensionsthe role of uncertainty in social influence; uncertainty and social influence; uncertainty with respect to status and factions; method; measures and modeling strategy; results; discussion; references; the professional credentials of immigrants: a status-and-expectations approach; introduction; status characteristics and expectation states; performances and the stability of the status quo; nativity and country of credentials; research questions; three types of expectation states studies; advantages of these experimental designs; summary and conclusions.…”
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Promoting diversity and social justice : educating people from privileged groups by Goodman, Diane

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The social context of residential integration : ethnic groups in the United States and Canada by Kim, Ann H., 1972-

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