Social Groups In A Bug's Life
Lesson 5 Short Answer
In A Bug’s Life in my perspective of social groups of primary, in-groups, and reference groups. I would have to say that the primary group would be the colony itself. In definition the primary group is a group characterized by intimate, long term, face-to-face association and cooperation. (Henslin, 2017) They all work together and all have an understanding to make sure they have food and take care of the colony as a whole and not just one. They play the role of a family. The next group would be the in-group. What is an “in-group” The in-group(s) groups that toward which feels loyalty. (Henslin, 2017) I would have to say that the in-groups would be the circus bugs toward Flic, they felt a sort of loyalty to him since he …show more content…
(Henslin, 2017) Flik’s outer controls seem to be presented when he finds out that they are not warrior bugs but circus bugs. He is lying to the colony and to princess Atta. He then goes further to cover his lie and make everyone build a bird to cover his tracks so the other bugs don’t really have to fight. At the beginning of the movie Flik does show his outer side when he decided to step up to Hopper to let Dot go. But of course he did coward down. His most inner controls comes out in the end; even when he was beat down he got back up and said the truth. Even though it could mean that would die, He stood up to Hopper and explained that the ants do not need grasshoppers. Grasshoppers need them. Which took courage.
Lastly Differential Association Theory which can be explained to indicate that associating with some groups results in learning “excess of definitions” of deviance, and greater likelihood that one will become deviant. (Henslin, 2017) In the movie ‘The Bugs Life’, Flik is the character who tried to help his colony with his inventions and tried to influence them not to deviate. In every part of this movie, Flik was trying save and create a new path for his friends. In the beginning of the movie everyone neglected him, but at the ending everyone welcomed his ideas. They gave him encouragement in his
In A Bug’s Life in my perspective of social groups of primary, in-groups, and reference groups. I would have to say that the primary group would be the colony itself. In definition the primary group is a group characterized by intimate, long term, face-to-face association and cooperation. (Henslin, 2017) They all work together and all have an understanding to make sure they have food and take care of the colony as a whole and not just one. They play the role of a family. The next group would be the in-group. What is an “in-group” The in-group(s) groups that toward which feels loyalty. (Henslin, 2017) I would have to say that the in-groups would be the circus bugs toward Flic, they felt a sort of loyalty to him since he …show more content…
(Henslin, 2017) Flik’s outer controls seem to be presented when he finds out that they are not warrior bugs but circus bugs. He is lying to the colony and to princess Atta. He then goes further to cover his lie and make everyone build a bird to cover his tracks so the other bugs don’t really have to fight. At the beginning of the movie Flik does show his outer side when he decided to step up to Hopper to let Dot go. But of course he did coward down. His most inner controls comes out in the end; even when he was beat down he got back up and said the truth. Even though it could mean that would die, He stood up to Hopper and explained that the ants do not need grasshoppers. Grasshoppers need them. Which took courage.
Lastly Differential Association Theory which can be explained to indicate that associating with some groups results in learning “excess of definitions” of deviance, and greater likelihood that one will become deviant. (Henslin, 2017) In the movie ‘The Bugs Life’, Flik is the character who tried to help his colony with his inventions and tried to influence them not to deviate. In every part of this movie, Flik was trying save and create a new path for his friends. In the beginning of the movie everyone neglected him, but at the ending everyone welcomed his ideas. They gave him encouragement in his