Amazing Amy Elliott Case Study

Part I – SHORT SYNOPSIS Amy Elliott, a former writer commonly known by the stage name of “Amazing Amy”, met and then married Nick Dunne, also a writer from a men’s magazine. After quite some time, Amy then found out that Nick had a mistress named Andie who was also his student in a college, after being fired from his job as a writer and then being hired as a teacher, which in turn gave Amy the reason to exact revenge that would convict her husband of Amy’s murder. Having laid-out her plan, she escaped to a secluded place with big wads of money however, with her neighbors knowing this fact which in turn resulted to her neighbors robbing her of her own money, she fled for help to her ex-boyfriend, Desi Collings, but after seeing the interview
a. Socialization and the particular effects of unique individual experiences on the development of a person. - By the time Amy knew about the dishonesty of her husband, she constructed a plan to get revenge for her husband. She made their house look like it was robbed and that there was foul play done during the crime furthermore, by the time her husband came home, she was already missing which, in reality, was that she was actually escaping from the scene she made herself. During the course of the investigation, Nick Dunne was accused of being his wife’s murderer due to the disappearance of his wife and the evidences found against him. However, this was not the case before Amy found out about Nick’s deception in which Amy was a very good wife but because of her husband’s immoral actions, Amy began to change into a person she did not want to turn into.
b. Social Interaction and how it shapes individual behaviour and
The Authoritarian Leadership Style applies to the Secondary group since the parents of Amy took charge of the search for their daughter, while the Democratic Leadership Style apples to the Primary group since in the process of decision-making, he still included his sister and even his lawyer, Tanner Bolt.
6.) In the film, how is Bureaucracy portrayed and what are the characteristics demonstrated?
With Tanner Bolt on Nick’s side, his lawyer made sure that before anything else, Nick must be prepared to say what the public wants him to say and as such, gave Tanner Bolt the opportunity to defend his client more efficiently which then portrays Technical Competence.

7.) In what ways does the film exemplify the “McDonaldization of Society?”
The McDonaldization of Society was exemplified through Amy’s works, starting from her plan until the innovation and success of her plans. In this case, Amy’s control over the events can be likened to her being the “machine” with Amy employing herself to take control in order to minimize casualties against her.

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