TY - BOOK ID - 85195260 TI - Group communication pitfalls : overcoming barriers to an effective group experience AU - Burtis, John Orville. AU - Turman, Paul D. PY - 2006 SN - 1452236992 1322283125 141291535X 1452222584 9781452222585 9781452204345 1452204349 1412915341 9781452236995 9781322283128 9781412915359 PB - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, DB - UniCat KW - Communication in small groups. KW - Small groups. KW - Groups, Small KW - Social groups KW - Small group communication KW - Small groups KW - Communication in small groups KW - Communication KW - Group Processes KW - Group Meetings KW - Group Process KW - Group Thinking KW - Group Meeting KW - Group Thinkings KW - Meeting, Group KW - Meetings, Group KW - Process, Group KW - Processes, Group KW - Thinking, Group KW - Thinkings, Group KW - Sociology KW - Communication Programs KW - Communications Personnel KW - Misinformation KW - Personal Communication KW - Social Communication KW - Communication Program KW - Communication, Personal KW - Communication, Social KW - Communications, Social KW - Personnel, Communications KW - Program, Communication KW - Programs, Communication KW - Social Communications KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85195260 AB - The authors treat groups and the work involved in grouping as useful tools humans have developed for responding to pressures of demands faced by group members. However, as these increase the group may begin to malfunction and it is imperative to spot early signs of this breakdown before the pressures become too great. ER -