SOC 3440: Small Group Dynamics (2021-2022)

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Friendship cliques, families, governmental committees, juries, and gangs are all small groups. While these kinds of groups are quite different in many respects, they also display some important common features. This course will explore some of the common features that exist across the range of small groups we all participate in daily. In particular this course will examine: (1) the internal processes and structures of small groups, (2) the impact of small groups on their individual members, and (3) the relationship of small groups to larger social structures.