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From Small Groups: By 1901 the population of Quebec had reached 1,648,898, of whom 1,322,115 (80.2 per cent) were of French origin and 292,169 (17.6 per cent) were of British Isles origin. Sixty-five years later the census showed that of a total population of 5,510,845 in Quebec, 81 per cent were still of French origin, while 11 per cent were of British Isles origin. The next two largest groups were of Italian and Jewish extraction. Polish, German, Ukrainian, Eskimo, Indian, and many other small groups make up the balance of the population. Of the two main origin groups, French and British, a majority of each speak only their mother tongue. However, about one person out of four in these groups speaks both French and English.
Group dynamics may be distin-' by its emphasis on the dynamic forces in groups and on the interdependence members. The small group, which is as a dynamic, interrelated whole, is of group dynamic research. In the of groups, the two key variables are cohe-and locomotion.
Of current research interest is the distribution of power within groups and the formation of coalitions (two or more persons who act jointly to affect outcomes of others). Such analysis, often with the use of "game theory" models, attempts to predict behavior both in small groups (family, youth groups, and work groups) and on a large scale (bargaining situations, race and international relations).Field Theory. Kurt Lewin used the concept "field of forces" (borrowed from small groups physics) as the basis for his attempts to explain and predict human behavior. Field theory holds that events are determined by forces acting on the participants in an immediate field. |
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