12 angry men
“12 Angry Men”
The movie “12 Angry Men” takes place in a room within a courthouse where 12 men that have been selected for jury duty must decide the fate of a murder suspect. The group of men is made up of a diverse ethnic and social background which plays an important part in their decisions throughout the movie. In regards to Tuckman’s stages, the group introduce themselves to each other while acknowledging their purpose as jurors. After a lengthy trial they are finally able to talk openly with each other about the case. At this point the men sit in order of their juror number from one to 12 as directed by the jury foreman around the tables made available for them; this is the first stage of the group’s development. Stage two and three occurs when a juror then questions the leadership of juror number one and why he is the foreman. The foreman proceeds to acknowledge the valid complaint of the juror and offers the leadership position to him or any other juror that wants to be in charge. The juror that questioned the validity of the position recants and chooses to drop the issue and proceed with the task at hand. The foreman is the only individual of the group with any discernible status among the group; yet as a whole the 12 men are equals in the decision making process. After the leadership decision has been agreed upon the jurors then decide to make all decision by vote, at first by secret ballot, they then agree to raising hands to show agreement or not in any question which may arise. This process of decision making is effective, in that it has immediate results. The raising of the hands to vote is to expedite the process so that the men have an answer to the question at hand without the having to wait for the reading of the ballot which will allow them to continue in the deliberation process if needed.
From the first moment that the men started the process of discussing the decision they have to make, there is one that believes
The movie “12 Angry Men” takes place in a room within a courthouse where 12 men that have been selected for jury duty must decide the fate of a murder suspect. The group of men is made up of a diverse ethnic and social background which plays an important part in their decisions throughout the movie. In regards to Tuckman’s stages, the group introduce themselves to each other while acknowledging their purpose as jurors. After a lengthy trial they are finally able to talk openly with each other about the case. At this point the men sit in order of their juror number from one to 12 as directed by the jury foreman around the tables made available for them; this is the first stage of the group’s development. Stage two and three occurs when a juror then questions the leadership of juror number one and why he is the foreman. The foreman proceeds to acknowledge the valid complaint of the juror and offers the leadership position to him or any other juror that wants to be in charge. The juror that questioned the validity of the position recants and chooses to drop the issue and proceed with the task at hand. The foreman is the only individual of the group with any discernible status among the group; yet as a whole the 12 men are equals in the decision making process. After the leadership decision has been agreed upon the jurors then decide to make all decision by vote, at first by secret ballot, they then agree to raising hands to show agreement or not in any question which may arise. This process of decision making is effective, in that it has immediate results. The raising of the hands to vote is to expedite the process so that the men have an answer to the question at hand without the having to wait for the reading of the ballot which will allow them to continue in the deliberation process if needed.
From the first moment that the men started the process of discussing the decision they have to make, there is one that believes