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During small group communication, interdependent participants analyze data, evaluate the nature of the problem(s), decide and provide a possible solution or procedure. Additionally, small group communication provides strong feedback, unique contributions to the group as well as a critical thinking analysis and self-disclosure from each member.
Symbolic convergence theory (SCT) is a communication theory developed by Ernest Bormann proposing that the holding of fantasies in common transforms collections of individuals into cohesive groups. SCT offers an explanation for the appearance of a group's cohesiveness, consisting of shared emotions, motives, and meanings.
Bona fide group theory is a theoretical perspective of communication in small groups that was initially developed by Linda Putnam and Cynthia Stohl in the 1990s. [1] Intended to provide communication theorists with a valid model of small groups on which to conduct research, this perspective focuses on the principles of communication that take place within naturally formed social groups. [2]
Poole's multiple sequence model is a communication theory approach developed by Marshall Scott Poole in 1983. [1] The model focuses on decision making processes in groups, and rejects other widely held communication theories in favor of less linear decision making processes.
Zachary's karate club is a social network of a university karate club, described in the paper "An Information Flow Model for Conflict and Fission in Small Groups" by Wayne W. Zachary. The network became a popular example of community structure in networks after its use by Michelle Girvan and Mark Newman in 2002.
Sociology of small groups is a subfield of sociology that studies the action, interaction and the types of social groups that result from social relations. [1] In social life, society is a large social group which contains many subgroups. [2] It is a characteristic of social groups that small groups are in large groups. [2]
Since the introduction of co-cultural theory in "Laying the foundation for co-cultural communication theory: An inductive approach to studying "non-dominant" communication strategies and the factors that influence them" (1996), Orbe has published two works describing the theory and its use as well as several studies on communication patterns and strategies based on different co-cultural groups.
Capacity theory; Co-cultural communication theory; Cognitive dissonance; Cognitive valence theory; Communication accommodation theory; Communication in small groups; Communicative Constitution of Organizations; Communicative ecology; Coordinated management of meaning; Cultivation theory; Cultural attractor theory; Cultural contracts; Cultural ...