Getting Together: A Guide for Good Groups

by Emory A. Griffin

Publisher:

IVP

, 1982

Overview

Em Griffin describes three kinds of groups (task groups, relationship groups, and influence groups) and explores their dynamics.

Contents

Top Highlights

“So cohesiveness, role differentiation and a common commitment are the signs of a good group.” (source)

“Cohesiveness involves a sense of group identity, a feeling of we-ness.” (source)

“In good groups, people know where they fit. They occupy a comfortable niche.” (source)

“The good group has cohesiveness. Folks come early and stay late. Most importantly, they come. High absenteeism is the mark of a noncohesive group. Nothing can kill a group spirit quicker than to have members look around at empty chairs and realize that others are voting by their absence.” (source)

“I’ve since learned to phrase questions so as to put the group in a place where they know as much or more about the topic than I. It’s not a matter of playing dumb. Rather it’s drawing upon their unique experience.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: Getting Together: A Guide for Good Groups
• Author: Emory A. Griffin
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 1982
• Logos Release Date: 2001
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Small groups; Social group work; Church group work
• ISBNs: 9780877843900, 0877843902
• Resource ID: LLS:40.40.22
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:18:13Z

About Emory A. Griffin

Em Griffin is professor emeritus of communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has taught since 1970. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan and his M. A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Northwestern university. His research interest centers on the development of close friendships. Griffin is the author of Getting Together and Making Friends ( Making Them Count).