Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Group Dynamics, Team Unity, Positive Statement
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Special communication situations: confrontation face to face discussion between two people in conflict. Identify exact feelings: criticism, use the sandwich approach, positive statement, future oriented instruction, a compliment. Want to be clear in what you are sending and what you are receiving. A term used to depict the vitality and changing nature of groups and to identify the field of study that focuses on 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. Group two or more people who interact with and influence each other (pg. Team special type of group; have four key characteristics: collective sense of identity, distinctive roles, structured modes of communication, norms social rules that guide members what to do and what not to do. A sports team offers an ideal setting for research on group dynamics because: It can hold constant (size, rules of conduct, ect. )