Complexity and Group Processes: A Radically Social Understanding of Individuals

Ralph D. Stacey

ISBN 10: 1138011975 / ISBN 13: 9781138011977

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014

About this Item

Complexity theory provides a model for understanding human behaviour that is not based on the individual. It attracts a great deal of attention in the area of organisations and management, & this interest is rapidly spreading to psychology. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMJ; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556. . 2014. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complexity and Group Processes: A Radically Social Understanding of Individuals
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138011975
• ISBN 13: 9781138011977
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The increasing complexity of interdependence between people in modern life makes it more important than ever to understand processes of human relating. In the West we tend to base our understanding of relating on the individual.

Complexity and Group Processes suggests an alternative way of understanding human relating. The key questions covered in this book are:

· who am I and how have I come to be who I am?
· who are we and how have we come to be who we are?
· how are we all changing, evolving, and learning?

These are fundamental questions in the study of human interaction, and the answers explored in Complexity and Group Processes are highly relevant not only for therapeutic groups but also those who are managing, leading and working in organizations.

About the Author

Ralph Stacey is a member of the Institute of Group Analysis in London and works as a group therapist in the NHS. He is also Professor of Management and Director of the Complexity and Management Centre at the Business School of the University of Hertfordshire. He is co-editor of the Routledge series Complexity Emergence in Organizations and author of Complex Responsive Processes in Organizations: Learning and Knowledge Creation.