“Planning a Playground” and “Politics of Sociology”

Resources: Ch. 7, 8, and 9 of Communicating in Small Groups, and the Week 3 videos, “Planning a Playground” and “Politics of Sociology” Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word summary of your responses to the following, after completing the collaborative Week 3 discussion associated with the “Planning a Playground and “Politics of Sociology” videos.

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ideo Analysis – “Planning A Playground” What are the issues in this meeting? What did they do well as a group? Can you identify constructive or deconstructive conflict occurring in this group? What are some key indicators? What conflict styles do you see? Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this situation differently? Video Analysis – “The Politics of Sociology” What are the issues in this meeting? What did they do well as a group? What types of conflict do you see in this video? Provide examples. There is a clear leader in this video. What can he do to be a better leader for this group? Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this team situation differently? Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.