Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations. Hardly a week passes without some media reference to someone or something being made a scapegoat. Tom Douglas examines the process of scapegoating from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators, tracing its development from earliest times as rite of atonement to the modern forms of the avoidance of blame and the victimisation of innocents. The differences and similarities between the ancient and modern forms are examined to reveal that despite the...

Basic Groupwork is a simple, practical guide to the processes of groupwork. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the changes which have taken place in society and social behaviour since it was first published in 1978, but in essence it remains an accessible and friendly text for the novice practitioner.
In logical sequence the book follows the progress of one group from inception to close and exposes how groups work. Basic group processes explained include:

• how individuals bring their personal habitual responses to situations into a...

Basic Groupwork is a simple, practical guide to the processes groupwork. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the changes that have taken place in social behaviour since it was first published in 1978

Illustrated throughout with practice-based examples, this book examines the influences and pressures which can exist in groups and explains what to look for in order to see these factors at work. The final chapters discuss methods of integrating personal learning about group outcomes.