Group Communication in Context

This volume provides real-life studies of groups in the setting where they form. For use as a text in courses on group communication, and as a reference for group comm. scholars.

Praise for the first edition:
"The volume is scholarly and informative;...the articles make significant contributions to the study of small group communication....The studies...take communication practices seriously and serve as evidence of the centrality of communication action in group life....Readers unfamiliar with speech and communication as approaches to the study of group life may well discover a series of pleasant surprises in this work."

— Contemporary Psychology

Praise for the first edition:
"Frey...has artfully brought together case studies that illustrate actions and consequences that characterize communication within-and between-small groups....This is a 'must read' for professionals working with small groups."
— Public Relations Review

Praise for the first edition:
"Good balance is achieved among interest, substance, and methodology. The text will serve as a useful reader for college and graduate courses on group processes, from both a theoretical and a methodological point of view....Many chapters contain excellent theoretical discussions. The general reader will enjoy the range of natural groups taken from everyday life and the descriptions of their dynamics."
— Science Books & Films

"Overall, Frey's text engages the reader to want to know more about, or conduct one's own study, via the bona fide group perspective. The applicability of this text is useful for educators, medical practitioners, and corporate managers, among others, who are interested in understanding how the internal and external contexts impact and affect all facets of group decision-making. The text is also excellent for students, as it not only identifies the variety of small group contexts, but also demonstrates a variety and an equal balance of methodological approaches to studying group communication..."
— Communication Research Trends