Review these questions and keep them at hand as you complete this lesson's readings. These questions will help you internalize the reading materials and apply the concepts.

From "Communicating In Small Groups" in DeFleur et al's "Human Communication"

1.) What is a "small" group? How many "small" groups do you belong to?

2.) How does the issue of "pairs" help define the nature of group communication? Does it imply that all groups are "small" groups at their foundations?

3.) Your text considers the nature of "intimate" groups. Do you agree with the classification and its members? Disagree? Why?

4.) What are the factors that lead to one person becoming a small-group leader? Do these factors apply to small-group leaders you know?

5.) What factors of "group cohesion" are at work in the small groups you belong to?

From "Communicating in Organizations" in DeFleur et al's "Human Communication"

6.) What, according to your text, is the purpose of an "organization"? Do you agree with the characterization? Does it fit every organization you are part of?

7.) Your authors imply that "bureaucracy" defines the way human beings tend to communicate and relate to one another in any large group. What does this imply about our large organizations? Do you agree or disagree with the implication?

8.) Please differentiate between organizations based on:

• Human use
• Human relations
• Human resources
• Systems theory

9.) Which do you consider more effective in the organizations familiar to you: Formal or informal communications?

10.) What ideas or items bond people together who share involvement in an organization? Why are the bonds they create so powerful?