group dynamics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

Updated on: 7 Apr 2018

Definition of group dynamics

: the interacting forces within a small human group; also : the sociological study of these forces

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Another participant said the group dynamics are helping her in school.

— steve sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Deerfield class aims to empower, inform girls," 2 Apr. 2018
Meyer has an undeniable flair for illustrating how group dynamics shift once the fear factor enters the room.

— kerry reid, chicagotribune.com, "'The Antelope Party': We live in a world where 'bronies' can be radicalized," 31 Jan. 2018
But what's apparent, too, is that fits into the group dynamic - dozens of times over.

— barry svrluga, Houston Chronicle, "Tua Tagovailoa wins national title for Alabama, but Jalen Hurts remains a winner, too," 9 Jan. 2018
Over the following decades, a new discipline grew up within psychology to further interrogate group dynamics: how social groups react in certain circumstances, how the many can affect the one.

— susan dominus, New York Times, "When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy," 18 Oct. 2017
Or that the players would bond together and create a chemistry that made the group dynamic an essential part of the inexperienced group’s resiliency.

— tom haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Haudricourt: 10 players who stepped up to help Brewers fare better than expected in 2017," 30 Sep. 2017
For 79 years and 9 generations, their births, deaths, and group dynamics have all been charted.

— ed yong, The Atlantic, "Rescuing Puerto Rico's Monkey Island," 26 Sep. 2017
Chamber music at its best offers a transcendence of oneness into a beautiful group dynamic.

— beth wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fall arts: Camarada's Beth Ross Buckley on how 'the craft of music chose me'," 17 Sep. 2017
The richness of research and material here doesn’t squash the group dynamic

— larry blumenfeld, WSJ, "‘Ancestral Memories’ by Yosvany Terry and Baptiste Trotignon and ‘Gnosis’ by David Virelles," 13 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of group dynamics

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group dynamics

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