CMN 165: Small Group Communication

CMN 165: Small Group Communication

Breakfast Club Film Discussion Questions:

1. Make a case for how the group members illustrate the concept of synergy.

2. Identify and discuss three explicit and implicit norms for the Breakfast Club group.

3. What specific task, maintenance, and self-centered informal roles are demonstrated in the movie?

Claire (Princess)

Bender (Rebel)

Andrew (Athlete)

Brian (Brain)

Allison (Basket Case)

4. Identify and discuss the group’s developmental stages. What were the primary and secondary tensions in the developmental stages of the group? (Give specific examples – I.e. Forming - they arrived at school on Saturday for detention)

5. What specific events or communication behaviors contributed to the group’s cohesiveness?

6. How does perception and stereotyping prevent or encourage group development?

7. Does the group engage in “Group Think? (Make a case for your answer)