Carron (kinesiology, U. of Western Ontario, Canada) and new co-author Eys (kinesiology/physical education and psychology, Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada), who research group dynamics in sport, offer an updated and expanded edition of their introduction to the theory and practice of group dynamics in sport teams, which has a new chapter on the study of groups and a separate chapter on team attributions. It covers the nature and development of groups; member attributes; the group environment, structure, and cohesiveness; team processes such as goals and communication; and team building in sport. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
