1. Did you encounter the phase model in COM 320 or some other small group class?  What do you think of it?  In particular, what do you think of his argument that (in Griffin’s words) “the model claims that communication has no significant impact on the process or the outcome; group members are just along for a five-stage ride?” (p. 246)

2.  What's the significance of referring to what groups do as “interaction” and not “behavior.” (Hint: What's the difference between COM and psychology?)

3. What does Poole (adapting Giddens) mean by rules, resources, and structures?  What were examples of  rules and resources in a group you’ve been part of, at school, work, church or elsewhere?  How do they operate in this class?

4. What does Poole mean by “production” and “reproduction” of social systems?  Again, offer examples from your experience in groups.

5. What issues of morality, communication and power have arisen in the group you’ve used for your examples thus far?

6. What does Poole mean by “appropriation” of rules and resources?  To what extent has the group you've used for examples engaged in appropriation?

7. What does Poole mean by “Duality of Structure?”  What examples of it have you seen?

1. Upon reviewing the ways jury research has traditionally been done (p. 283), what are their principal complaints about most jury research?  (p. 284)

2. What’s the central question they’re looking to answer? (bottom p. 285)

3. What are the specific research questions? (p. 291)

4. How’d they pick “jurors?” (also p. 291)

5. How’d they do the study?  Do you their methods cure for the complaints they make about other jury research?

6. What answers did they find to each of their research questions?

7. How do you account for the results for each question?