Twelve Angry Men
12 Angry Men is a fascinating, riveting and insightful examination of a diverse group of twelve jurors, who are uncomfortably brought together to deliberate the "facts" of a seemingly open-and-shut murder trial case. The premise is the trial of a frightened, teenaged defendant accused of stabbing and killing his father. However, there is an underlying sense that the jurors themselves and the American judicial system are on trial as well. The trial by jury system is supposed to produce a unanimous decision in an objective, fair and unbiased manner. This films glimpse behind the closed doors of a jury room shows that it's anything but that. So, what went wrong? In order to answer that question we must examine the twelve jurors and their personalities, their ability and often inability to communicate clearly, and the positive and negative aspects of their conflict management processes.The jurors are a group of predominately middle-aged white males. That's about where the similarities end. Their personalities, prejudices, weaknesses, socio-economic and cultural differences, priorities, ignorance and fears often cause them to avoid the true issues of the case. The forema
Forsyth, D. (1999). Group Dynamics. Belmont: Wadsworth. As is often the case, how we communicate with others determines the results that we achieve. If we communicate effectively, others can easily grasp our ideas and intentions. If, however, we utilize poor communications skills, our true objectives become confusing, misinterpreted, or lost altogether. Twelve Angry Men gives excellent examples of both clear, concise, and reasonable communication skills as well as inadequate, appalling, and exasperating ones.
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