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Directions: Most people watch movies for entertainment without realizing that the characters and plots often provide valuable lessons about human behavior. These lessons may be located in some of the most surprising films. Answer the following questions on social groups, leadership, and social deviance and control by using the movie, A Bug¡¯s Life (Walt Disney/Pixar), as the basis for your answers.
Movie: A Bug¡¯s Life (Walt Disney/Pixar). Please click the following link to watch the movie: http://digitalcampus.swank.com/rio/SDC/Watch.aspx?v=8fd099e20a5d483181785fa3241b21fd
1. (Social Groups) Briefly describe the ant colony by using the following sociological concepts. Be sure to define the concept, and then provide your example/description.
a) Primary groups
b) In-groups
c) Reference groups
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2. (Social Groups) Describe why the grasshoppers would be considered the out-group.
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3. (Leadership) A leader is someone who influences the behaviors, opinions, or attitudes of others. As the upcoming leader of the ant colony, Princess Atta displays several different leadership styles throughout the movie. Choose a style (authoritarian, democratic, or laissez-faire) that she displayed in the movie, and in your own words, define the leadership style.
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4. (Social Deviance and Control) During the movie, Flik violated the rules of the ant colony and was viewed by others as a deviant. Explain the following theories. Then, in your own words, apply them to Flik¡¯s behavior in the movie.
a) Labeling Theory
b) Control Theory (Be sure to cover both outer and inner controls.)
c) Differential Association Theory
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