520 Pages
by
Routledge
520 Pages
by
Routledge
545 Pages
by
Routledge
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George C. Homans's classic volume The Human Group was among the first to study the small group as a microcosm of society. It introduced a method of analysis and a set of influential theories that cut across areas of specialization on the personality, community, and industry. The study of even the smallest groups is extremely complex, with the simplest associations involving an abundance of... Read more
Introductions to the Transaction Edition, The Significance of The Human Group, Biography and the Growth of Theory, Preface, 1. Plans and Purposes, 2. The Elements of Behavior, 3. The Bank Wiring Observation Room, 4. The External System, 5. The Internal System: The Group as a Whole, 6. The Internal System: Differentiation Within the Group, 7. The Norton Street Gang, 8. The Position of the Leader, 9. The Family in Tikopia, 10. A System of Interpersonal Relations, 11. Social Control, 12. The Individual and the Group, 13. Social Disintegration: Hilltown, 14. The Electrical Equipment Company, 15. Social Conflict, 16. The Job of the Leader, 17. Summary, 18. Groups and Civilization, Index
Biography
George C. Homans
