humans in group theme
This is a general theme pertaining to human group dynamics, or some experience simultaneously applicable to each member of a group of people.
Notes
We distinguish between "individual humans", "humans in pairs", and "humans in groups" with reference to whose experiences are relevant to the thematic idea that is being expressed. For example "coping with problematic people" clearly implies the presence of two or more people but the theme is only concerned with the experiences of a single observer at a time. "romantic relationship", on the other hand, is a category of themes that most often examine the interaction between two people and discuss both their experiences simultaneously. Likewise "humans in group" imply themes that examine the constitution of a whole group of people, for example the idea that "lack of trust can lead to group dysfunction."
Examples
"insubordination" is considered a "humans in group" theme because even though it implies the actions of only a single person the ideas featured are typically related to how hierarchies of humans function when insubordination is either tolerated or prescribed to some extent.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp4x31 | major | The lawyer Arnold was using his rhetorical skills to to defend his cheating on her. |
| ahp5x33 | major | The story explores how people can get into conflict when sharing a common resource: in this case a party telephone line. |
| ldr2019e4x01 | major | The performers and the audience alike were marionettes on strings. They did stereotypical things for their respective roles. For example, a woman in the audience bared her breasts to the stage in her excitement. The viewer is made to wonder whether the setup is a commentary on mindless conformity and celebrity worship. |
| movie: After the Apocalypse (2004) | major | The story explores the some times friendly, sometimes strained group dynamics among five survivors of an apocalyptic war. |
| movie: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) | major | we saw the group dynamics within a gang of criminals on the run |
| movie: Mad Max 2 (1981) | major | Mad Max had a change of heart about his lone wolf way of life and helped the settlers escape from Lord Humungus' gang, but driving their oil tanker for them. |
| movie: Stereo (1969) | major | Dr. Stringfellow examined how a small group of people interacted when endowed with telepathic abilities. |
| movie: Variety Lights (1951) | major | The story concerned the various interpersonal relationships in several theater groups. |
| movie: Dont Look Up (2021) | minor | People were shown partying like it was 1999 in the lead up to the giant comet impacting Earth. |
| movie: Finch (2021) | minor | Finch related an anecdote about how he helped to build trust in his old team at work by crediting the whole team for a job well done, even though it was he alone who'd solved the problem at hand. |