Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture : Oct 5th - Chapter 7 Group Dynamics.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1088A/B
• Professor: Bob Larose

Document Summary

Group dynamics a term used to depict the vitality and changing nature of groups and to identify the field of study that focuses on the behaviour of groups. Next to a family, a sports team may be the most influential group to which an individual belongs - it has an extremely strong socializing impact. A sports team offers an ideal setting for research on group dynamics because: It can hold constant many confound variable (size, rules of conduct, etc. ) It provides an ideal context for studying cooperation, competition, and conflict. Through its multitude of statistics, it offers many objective measures of group effectiveness. A collection of two or more individuals. Structured patterns of interaction and modes of communication. Four stage developmental sequence that a group moves through to form a team (linear. Forming: belong make the team, develop interpersonal relationship, determine roles (formal & informal) Storming: resistance to control, rebel against the leader, stress & tension.