Group Roles In 12 Angry Men

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In group work practice, the construct of a group is based on the purpose of the group, the group member’s roles, and the group identified goals/tasks. In the Twelve Anger Men the group’s purpose was to collaborate on a verdict involving a New York youth on trial for murdering his father. The group members consisted of twelve jurymen in which jury number one held the leadership role. However, throughout the movie several group members unofficially took the leadership role in which often happens in groups. For example, Jury number 7 the black man who appeared to be a Muslim in he movie on several instances rudely underestimated the group leaders’ judgment as well as authority. Nevertheless, the role of each group member was significant as everyone’s