12 Angry Men Group Culture Analysis

Group culture impacts the dynamics of this group as they progress through Tuckman 's stages of development. While jurors share common values and beliefs about certain issues, the group is divided about others. Juror 3 for instance, believes that it is an open and shut case. He takes the matter quite seriously and is adamant that the defendant is guilty, which ten other jurors initially agree with him about. Juror 8 shares this seriousness by expressing concern about the weight of the decision and wants to discuss it in depth. While most of the jurors share an understanding about the seriousness of this task and their role, Juror 12 expresses excitement about not sitting on the jury for a boring matter, and Juror 7 focuses on reaching a consensus as soon as possible so that he can go to a baseball game. The differences among jurors and how …show more content…
Throughout the stages of development, jurors attempt to hear each other 's point of view by going around the table in order. However, conflict and disruptive members interrupt this pattern and some members ' opinions are not completely heard, including when Juror 9 was told that he was not giving a sermon and was encouraged to stop talking. Additionally, many of the members do not attempt to accommodate Juror 8 's views initially, and take turns trying to convince him to change. Slowly, throughout the storming process, members made compromises and changed their points of view. Examples of compromise between group members include when Juror 8 agrees to change his vote if the second vote 's outcome is the same as the first, or when Juror 8 suggests that discussions last until 7:00pm so Juror 7 can go to the baseball game. Compromises and accommodation are influential in decreasing conflict and increasing cohesion. These instances during the storming stage helped to strengthen group unity and bring them closer to the norming and performing