Microgroup theory

Abstract

Microgroup theory is a socio-psychological theory of a small group. The main idea of the theory lies in the analysis of group processes and phenomena through the prism of informal subgroups as collective activity subjects and also non-involved-in-them members who comprise the group. In the given paper it is presented in the view of general and particular positions that reflect two interconnected conceptual scopes - group as a system with its phenomenology and group dynamics. The most fundamental constituents of group activity are reflected in general postulates. Particular postulates are formulated on the basis of general ones and they describe concrete phenomena, their manifestation and modification at the group level, at the subgroup level, and also at the individual’s level.