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“The field has been waiting for a masterpiece like Racial and Cultural Dynamics in Group and Organizational Life for a long time. It provides a thoughtful account of the subtle, barely visible, and sometimes unspeakable influences of racial and cultural dynamics that occur in groups.”
—Leo Wilton, Binghamton University, State University of New York
“I believe that by focusing on group diversity, this book aligns with a major trend that has not received enough attention.”
—Christopher J. McCarthy, University of Texas at Austin
This book presents a theoretical framework for understanding leadership and authority in group and organizational life. Using relational psychoanalytic and systems theory, the authors examine conscious and unconscious processes as they relate to racial and cultural issues in the formation and maintenance of groups. Unique among group dynamics texts, the book explores aspects of racial and cultural influences in every chapter. Readers will enhance their analytic and practice skills in addressing factors that impact diverse groups and organizations, including ethical considerations, social roles, strategies for leadership, dynamics of entering and joining, and termination.
Key Features
Case examples help readers integrate theory and practice, as illustrated in transcripts of interactions from group sessions; A group work competencies list ensures that readers master concepts as they progress through the book; An assessment form allows the student or practitioner to evaluate concrete dynamics of groups, such as size, and gendered and racial composition.
This text is appropriate for graduate-level courses incorporating group dynamics and multicultural topics in departments of psychology, education, counseling, and social work. It is also a valuable resource for counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals in preparation for group work.
Group Development: The Impact of Racial and Cultural Factors
Group Development: The Impact of Racial and Cultural Factors
Group development theory helps those who study groups to anticipate events that occur during the life span of the group to identify phases of interpersonal activity or dynamic processes in which group members engage. Such theory describes the patterns of growth and change that occur in groups from the time of formation to dissolution. According to theories of group development, the group moves through a number of phases or emotional states while doing its work of surviving and thriving as a functional unit. The group moves through a dynamic process as members become oriented and test each other and the facilitator or consultant while developing and negotiating rules ...
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