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Group Dynamics in Sport

3rd Edition
Bert Carron Heather Hausenblas Mark Eys

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Group Dynamics in Sport is the definitive textbook on the practical and theoretical significance of the group in sport and exercise settings. With new and updated chapters, the third edition presents the most current analyses and information on collective efficacy, team goal setting, the nature of status in sport teams, team building, and a host of other group factors critical to sport performance and exercise participation. The lead author, Dr. Bert Carron, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority on group dynamics in sport. This textbook is essential reading for students enrolled in sport psychology and sport sociology courses.


SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 The Nature of Groups
Chapter 2 Group Development
SECTION 2 GROUP ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 3 Group Size
Chapter 4 Group Territory
SECTION 3 MEMBER ATTRITUBTES
Chapter 5 The Nature of Group Composition
Chapter 6 The Amount of Group Resources
Chapter 7 The Variability in Group Resources
Chapter 8 The Compatibility in Group Resources
SECTION 4 GROUP STRUCTURE
Chapter 9 The Elements of Group Structure
Chapter 10 Group Position
Chapter 11 Group Status
Chapter 12 Group Roles
Chapter 13 Group Norms
Chapter 14 Group Leadership
SECTION 5 GROUP COHESIVENESS
Chapter 15 The Nature of Cohesion
Chapter 16 Correlates of Cohesion in Sport Teams
SECTION 6 TEAM PROCESSES
Chapter 17 Team Goals
Chapter 18 Cooperation and Competition in Groups
Chapter 19 Group Interaction and Communication
Chapter 20 Collective Efficacy
SECTION 7 FORMING THE GROUP
Chapter 21 Team Building in Sport

". . [T]he most influential book on [the] subject in the field of sport psychology . . . [A]n indispensable resource . . ."

From the foreword by Lawrence R. Brawley, University of Saskatchewan

Author/Editor:Bert Carron Heather Hausenblas Mark Eys
ISBN: 1-885693-63-X
Copyright: 2005
List Price: $49.00
Binding: Hard
Pages: 377


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