Learning Social Processes through Mean Girls Film Analysis

Abstract

This activity is designed to help students strengthen their understanding of key sociological theories and concepts. Through analysis of the 2004 film Mean Girls, students gain a deeper understanding of social processes. After viewing the movie, students engage in small group discussions about dramaturgy, the self, socialization, gender, and...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems, Social Psychology

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

College 100, College 200

Class Size(s):

Medium

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will accurately describe and apply definitions, concepts, and theories they have learned during the semester to character interactions in Mean Girls.
2. Students will develop their sociological imagination as they consider how characters’ interactions are socially patterned and the social processes underlying these interactions.
3. Students will explain how their consumption of media messages affects the ways they think about themselves and others.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Students will participate in small group discussions followed by a class discussion. To supplement the instructor’s overall evaluation of whether the students have met learning outcomes 1-3 based on assessment of the group discussion, the instructor may choose to evaluate the individual students’ achievement of the learning outcomes using a quiz,...