The jury in 12 angry men is quite diverse. Evidence of this diversity can be derived from the individual backgrounds of the jurors. An example is juror 5 who grew up amongst knife fights, juror 5 who grew up in the slums an juror seven ho has an affinity for baseball. This diversity helped them function as an effective team because they were able to get different points of view. An example is juror 5 explaining the dynamics of using a switch blade.
There are a number of biases among the jurors. Juror 3 just hates slum dwellers and juror 7 wants to pass a guilty verdict quickly so that he can catch the baseball game. Juror ten also segregates society in terms of racial and social class. These instances of bias led to the initial decision by the jury that the …show more content…
This juror initiated the entire not guilty discussion.
Juror 9-information seeker. He was the first to propose that juror 8’s considerations needed further discussion.
Juror 10-blocker. This juror just tends to oppose the not guilty discussion.
Juror11-gate keeper. This juror brings juror 7 to task on whether or not his vote was well thought out.
Juror 12-follower. This juror changed his vote several times based on the opinions of other jurors. This movie accurately displays the group dynamics. The group of jurors consisted of different people with different backgrounds and opinions. They, therefore, had all the diversity tools that are usually part and parcel of group dynamics.
Social loafing was exhibited by juror 7.when working as a group; this juror barely cared if the verdict came out ass guilty or not guilty. Only when brought to question on an individual level by juror 11 does this juror show genuine effort and care for the verdict.
The devil’s advocate of the group was juror 8. This juror dared to give an opinion that was contrary to that of the collective group. The motivation behind the opinions by juror 8 was lack of sufficient evidence, in his opinion, for a guilty
There are a number of biases among the jurors. Juror 3 just hates slum dwellers and juror 7 wants to pass a guilty verdict quickly so that he can catch the baseball game. Juror ten also segregates society in terms of racial and social class. These instances of bias led to the initial decision by the jury that the …show more content…
This juror initiated the entire not guilty discussion.
Juror 9-information seeker. He was the first to propose that juror 8’s considerations needed further discussion.
Juror 10-blocker. This juror just tends to oppose the not guilty discussion.
Juror11-gate keeper. This juror brings juror 7 to task on whether or not his vote was well thought out.
Juror 12-follower. This juror changed his vote several times based on the opinions of other jurors. This movie accurately displays the group dynamics. The group of jurors consisted of different people with different backgrounds and opinions. They, therefore, had all the diversity tools that are usually part and parcel of group dynamics.
Social loafing was exhibited by juror 7.when working as a group; this juror barely cared if the verdict came out ass guilty or not guilty. Only when brought to question on an individual level by juror 11 does this juror show genuine effort and care for the verdict.
The devil’s advocate of the group was juror 8. This juror dared to give an opinion that was contrary to that of the collective group. The motivation behind the opinions by juror 8 was lack of sufficient evidence, in his opinion, for a guilty