Group development as constructed social reality revisited: The constructivism of small groups

Families in Society

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 336-344

  Brower, Aaron M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0030306876     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.931     Document Type: Article

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