12 Angry Man
Twelve Angry Men
In the movie "Twelve Angry Men" the actions and behaviors of the Jurors demonstrate the concept of small group communication. It is evident that the film shows the development of the task-oriented group from the beginning to the end. In this paper we will discuss the power of consensual meaning, the relationship of the communication process to the group process, and the distinction between socio-emotional and task behaviors. We will also discuss the concept of leadership, roles, and our ideas in regard to norms and group culture. Lastly, we will discuss how conflict affects the group process. We will be using the examples from the movie to apply the concepts we have been learning in this course dealing with small group communication.
In the movie "Twelve Angry Men," twelve jury members were given the task to decide a boy's fate. The jury members, when beginning deliberation, were almost unanimous on a guilty verdict. All but one man was in favor of the death penalty for this boy. This was before the group of jury members had any interaction. Before the almost unanimous vote, the men were very polite to one another. They made comments on the heat, what they did for business, going to a ball game, and basic general sel
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Another group norm, which the group established for itself, was the issue of conflict leading to disagreement, in turn, leading to consensus. It can be agreed that many of the decisions and agreements made were reached after complete arguments and differences of opinion. The willingness to quickly accept a fact, resulted in the conviction of an innocent person, and almost immediately was followed by much debate and confusion. An example of this would be when Juror eight pulled out an exact duplicate of the knife from the trial. After that bit of evidence was revealed, (the fact that it was possible someone else could possess the same knife) it prompted an immediate reaction of conflict and quarrel.
In this film we can see...
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