12 Angry Men Essay

A group is defined as “a collection of two or more interacting individuals who maintain a stable patterns of relationship, share common goals, and perceive themselves as being a group.” (Greenberg, p. 251). In the movie 12 Angry men (1957), twelve random jurors converge to form a jury committee. They are tasked with an important job of preparing a verdict in the case of sixteen-year-old teenager, who is accused with first degree murder of his father. They are to “separate facts from fancy” and…

12 Angry Men is a play involving twelve men who are serving jury duty for a court case involving a young man facing the death penalty. This young man is facing this charge for killing his father with a switchblade. The old man who lives under the defendant said he heard the young man yell “I’m going to kill you” followed by the sound of someone falling, and then saw the man on the staircase. There is also a lady, who lived in the building next to them who says she saw through a passing elevated…

The film, “12 Angry Men”, is about a group of twelve jurors who have to discuss and thoroughly analyze a case. These jurors have to decide whether the eighteen-year-old Hispanic boy is guilty or not. However, there isn’t much evidence, besides two eye-witnesses and a knife. So, the group of jurors have to come up with their own reasons as to why they believe the boy is guilty or not. There is a lot of group hate within this group. Eleven out of the twelve jurors initially vote guilty, and there…

Reginald Rose the playwright of 12 angry men meritoriously explores the prevalent theme of prejudice. We learn from the judges offstage opening instructions the given circumstances which include a man has been accused of murder and his fate is to be determined by 12 jurors. The play echoes the backdrop of what social and political conflict America was involved in at the time. One of which was an ongoing engagement with the soviet union called the cold war. America was also facing an internal…

In the film of 12 Angry Men. there is a boy who is being accused of killing his father. While the case is brought to court, twelve jurors debate whether or not the boy is guilty. Throughout the film there were many arguments over the evidence, why they thought the boy was guilty/not guilty, or why someone else was wrong about what they thought the boy was. By the end of the film the boy was found not guilty. In the beginning of the film they all first took a vote on whether the boy was guilty or…

Various norms can be seen amply within the jury group throughout the entirety of the movie 12 Angry Men. One example of a group norm is every juror is expected to express their judgment and engage in the discussion. Everyone within the group must come to a unanimous decision on whether the accused is truly guilty, this requires the full participation of each juror. Juror number eight even goes through and asks the opinions of those members who don’t openly express their opinions, ensuring…

In the movie 12 Angry Men, a young man is on trial for murdering his father. The movie opens at a point in the trial after the witnesses have testified, and the prosecution and defense have had their say. It is now up to the twelve men of the jury to decide the fate of the defendant. In this particular case if he is found guilty, he will be sentenced to death by the electric chair. The jury go in to the jury room, sit down, and take a vote. The defendant is found guilty eleven to one, but since…

Group polarization is relevant to the group processes seen in the film 12 Angry Men. This process could potentially have a disastrous effect on the group’s processes and ensure fairness does not prevail. Group polarization is the tendency for members of a deliberating group to move to a more extreme position with the direction of the shift determined by the majority or average of member’s pre-deliberation preferences (Forsyth 382). This shift is typically based on social influence processes…

communication and sorted them into three categories; group task roles, group maintenance roles, and self-centered roles. These roles each have a different motive that help to either lead or derail the group from their common goal. In the classic movie 12 Angry Men, the conflicting dynamics of a jury team creates difficulty as they work together on making a decision about the fate of a young boy accused of murder. The jury members, all extremely different and diverse from one another, each play a…

In the movie 12 Angry Men, interpersonal communications is shown through a jury discussion. Interpersonal communication is an exchange of information between two or more people. During interpersonal communication, there is message sending and message receiving. In the film, twelve men are brought together in a room to decide whether a boy is guilty of killing his father. The personality conflicts, the listening skills and the attitudes and perceptions of several people working together trying to…