NEAR-SOCIOMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS OF GROUP MEMBERSHIP SURVIVAL

Authors

  • ROLFE E. WHITE Author
  • W. MARLIN BUTTS Author

Keywords:

SURVIVAL

Abstract

This study is an attempt to show the relationship of those dynamic factors which control membership survival (new members, drop-outs, and attendance frequency) in five voluntary groups.

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Published

2025-01-06

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (1963): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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