Team Los Dos

Team Los Dos

The Breakfast ClubIntroduction5 teenage students spend their Saturday in detentionEach of the 5 students come from different high school cliques and have very different and unique personasToday we will discuss.Personal Traits of the group membersThe development of group rolesTensions & StatusPhases of the groupDevelopment of group normshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkX8J-FKndEThe students are part of a secondary task group, which has the initial purpose of surviving a Saturday detention. 2Personal Traits of The Breakfast Club MembersA small groups most important resource is its members. Your personal traits are major factors that help determine whether a group succeeds of fails. (Galanes and Adams 113)

BenderThe CriminalRebels against authority due to lack of parentingThe instigatorDisruptive Grouphate BehaviorAggressive CommunicatorHowever, he is extremely curious and asks many questionsBecomes surprisingly Selfless at times

AndrewThe AthleteAction-oriented listenerAssertive CommunicatorControlled by his fatherUnable to make his own decisions and relies on others to make them for him

BrianThe BrainLower social standing than his group members and wants to fit inRhetorical SensitivityNonassertive BehaviorHigh Self MonitoringHigh Cognitive Complexity

ClaireThe PrincessHer parents do not get along and her dad is always awaySociable yet dislikes groups she is unfamiliar withExtremely defensive and concerned with her self imageJudgementalVery low self-monitoriing

AllisonThe BasketcaseIgnored at homeStrange and unusual in appearance and actionsCommunication ApprehensionCommunicates with nonverbal behaviorIntroverterEnjoys deceiving others

Development of Group RolesMembers negotiate their roles by observing others and particularly observing how others respond to their behavior.

-Effective Group Discussion pg. 126 Role: a pattern of behavior displayed by and expected of a member of a small group; a composite of a group members frequently formed behavioral functions.

Every member needs a role that makes a meaningful contribution to the group.Formal RolesMostly informal roles in movie

Principal Vernon sole example of formal

A specific, established position in a group with expectations for fulfilling that position.Informal RolesA unique role resulting from a members pattern of behavior.Members bring role expectations into group from other groups.

The Brain

Brian JohnsonTask functionsActually writes letter (initiating and orienting)Constantly asks questions (information seeking)Maintenance functionsAsks distracting questions, makes nave comments(tension relieving)Roles in other groups:Math clubThe Athlete

Andrew ClarkTask functionsTries to lead group(initiating and orienting)Maintenance functionsDisapproves of Johns actions(establishing norms)Self-centered functionsRefuses to go through with plans because theyre Johns(blocking)Roles in other groups:On wrestling teamThe Basket Case

Allison ReynoldsMaintenance functionsTells Brian that she wouldnt ignore him(showing solidarity)Tells stories of being a nymphomaniac and sleeping with her therapist(Dramatizing)Self-centered functionsDoesnt speak for a good portion of the film(withdrawing)Roles in other groups:Social outcastThe Princess

Claire StandishMaintenance functionsSays that they should go along with Johns plans(supporting)Self-centered functionsConstantly mentions popularity(status and recognition seeking)Says that theyll just go back to normal on Monday(withdrawing)Roles in other groups:Part of popular crowdThe Criminal

John BenderTask functionsLeads group on excursion through the hallways(initiating and orienting)Asks personal questions of other group members(information seeking)Makes conclusions about the characters based on answers to personal questions(opinion giving)Maintenance functionsActs over the top(tension relieving)Roles in other groups:Troublemaker, social outcastThere is primary tension because most of the characters are meeting for the first time and it is managed when they all bond and become close friends.Allison is biting her nails and the reaction of the group is quiet staring

The group bonding over the stresses of pressure and parents18This file presents a template for making AssertionEvidence (AE) slides in a technical presentation. The design advocated by this template arises from pages 113-152 of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer, 2003) and from the first Google listing for presentation slides:http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html To follow this template, make sure that you create the slide within this PowerPoint file. Working with a New Slide (under Insert in older versions or as a button on the Home tab in version 2007) , you should first craft a sentence headline that states an assertion about your topic. Having no assertion translates to having no slide. In the body of the slide, you should then support that headline assertion visually: photographs, drawings, diagrams, equations, or words arranged visually. Use supporting text only where necessary. Do not use bulleted lists, because bulleted lists do not reveal the connections between details.

This slide shows one orientation for the image and supporting text. Other orientations exist, as shown in the sample slides that follow.Secondary tension in this movie is caused by the difference in goals between John and the rest of the group and is relieved through solidarity.

John breaks the door

The hides the source of the ruckus from the principalSecondary tension in this movie is caused by the difference in goals between John and the rest of the group and is relieved through solidarity.John sneaks back to join group

Low Status was earned by Brian (The Brain) and Allison (The Basket Case)

Brian

AllisonHigh status was earned by Andrew (The Athlete) and John (The Criminal) and ascribed to Claire (The Princess)Andrew

JohnClaire

High status was earned by Andrew (The Athlete) and John (The Criminal) and ascribed to Claire (The Princess)John earns higher status through sacrifice

Because of their high status, they are given idiosyncrasy credit, especially with John.John picks on Brian

John attempts to violate ClairePhases of Group SocializationAntecedent PhaseAnticipatory PhaseEncounter PhaseAssimilation PhaseExit Phase

Antecedent PhasePrior to group socialization, the phase in which group members individual characteristics affect their readiness and willingness to socialize members effectivelyGrouphate and Communication ApprehensionGroup does not want to actively engage one anotherDetention Anticipatory PhaseDuring group socialization, the phase in which members expectations of each other and the group set the stage for what will occur during socializationInitial negative expectations,Each thinks of the others in terms of their respective stereotypesPrincess Nerd Athlete Criminal BasketcaseEncounter PhaseDuring group socialization, the phase in which member expectations meet the realities and members begin to adjust to each other in actualityTense and lacking in any significant communicationGroup members want nothing to do with one anotherAssimilation PhaseDuring group socialization, the phase in which members are fully integrated into the group and its structuresMembers take on new rolesMembers integrate and share openly with one anotherBreak out of their stereotypical rolesBand together for rebellious actsExit PhaseDuring socialization, the phase that encompasses the process members experience when a member leaves the group or the group disbandsThe letterDetention ends and the group disbandsGroup NormsInformal rules that govern the group

Seldom written down

Imposed and enforced by group members themselves

When group members come together for the first time, they bring with them past experiences and expectations regarding cultural and social rules and rules for specific groups they assume may be similar to this new group. It is out of these experiences and expectations as well as its unique interaction . . . That a particular group formulates its rules.31Initial Group NormsDetention has its own norms that effect the grouphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8qb9TRqZsM

Group initially doesnt function well because there is no conformity

2nd Bender breaks all the norms that are associated with being in detention. Causes frustration in the group. Interesting because a rule of conformity is the more members that conform, the more likely it is for all to conform. They all do, Bender doesnt, he tries to break all norms associated with the group.32How the Group Norms ChangeBender sees many norms detrimental to development of the groupPoliteness Goody-two-shoe attitude associated with detentionThe Breakfast Club doesnt function as the rules of group norms would predictHow Bender changes the norms of the groupTo change the norms he takes the role as the disloyal and distracting member of the groupInstead of describing the problems with the group, he provokes confrontation (to have people open up, he begins questioning Claire about her virginity)(Book says) Dont say, We never get started on time and Im sick of it! That is how Bender goes about things. Ironic that he is ultimately effective in changing the norms of the grup. 33Group Norms ChangeBender is successful in changing group normsCharacters smoke weed in libraryCharacters open up to each other and share about their livesCharacters get involved in sexual relationshipsChange in norms lead to change in group climate

Albeit he did it in a unique and potentially consequential manner

Stress and tension riffed through group atmosphere creating a defensive group climate (members tear each other down and violate the ethical principals associated with a group)

34ConclusionToday we have discussed;The 5 teenage students and their characteristicsTensions & Status associated with each characterPhases of the groupThe development of group roles and normsHow these roles and norms change throughout the movie