Gender Stereotypes In 12 Angry Men

Think Like a Man (2012) is an American romantic comedy directed by Tim Story. It is based on Steve Harvey’s book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, which was a mega best-seller of 2009 that provides women with insights into the male’s mind and strategies for conquering a man’s heart. As suggested by its title, the movie encourages women to think like a man so that they can learn to control the man. Under the advice from Harvey’s book, four women determine to learn Harvey’s strategies in order to solve the conflicts with their male partners, who are the perfect embodiments of four types of men: "The Mama's Boy," "The Non-Committer," "The Dreamer," and "The Player." Though Harvey tries to use his works to empower women with their self-respect, all he does is to teach women to “lie, cheat, manipulate, beg, borrow and steal to get into a relationship” (Lang). The idea, “It’s a man’s world,” presented in the opening credit penetrates the whole storyline, in which relationships are depicted as battlefields. The movie only acknowledges females’ sacrifices in the end for a reconciliatory happy ending. This essay argues that Think Like a Man involves tons of gender stereotypes, which convince women that to nag and to trick men is the only way to obtain their respect.

In the play “Twelve Angry Men” by Reginald Rose, twelve classic stereotypes of people are portrayed. These stereotypes, in the form of twelve jurors, are rounded up to discuss a homicide case— a young minority who is possibly responsible for his father’s murder. One of these stereotypes is molded into the polished, wealthy Juror 4. In my group’s script, this character acts as a radical liberal, supporting gun control. He relies entirely on facts for evidence, tries to act as a leader, and remains unwavered by emotions.

The reason I have for not believing the boy is guilty is that the old lady evidence was not well enough to prove that the boy was guilty. The old lady said she saw the boy kill his father with her bare eyes, but later on, one of the Jurors concluded that she did have glasses.

What drove juror nine and eight judgement’s of other is not to judge a person solely by their pass actions or where they come from, but with their current character. Juror eight was able change the other juror’s vote to not guilty. Juror nine made sure that vote was based off of stereotypes.The play “Twelve Angry Men” holds relevance for today, because there are negative stereotypes that can impact people's lives and result in not being judged fairly.

The group initially started with a process of arriving at a decision by voting and there was a groupthink causing

This case was one of truth and justice. It becomes evident when the Juror 9 says to Juror 10. ‘Do you think you have a monopoly on truth?' [Juror 9, page 8] The fact is, nobody really knows what the truth is, and at the end of the play, still nobody does. The boy may have been guilty, but as Juror 8 pointed out, who were they to make that assumption? Most of the Jurors had taken for granted that what the prosecution had told them was the truth. Through much discussion the Jurors realised that this may

In many societies, there is a type of social structure that categorizes people into groups depending on many factors. Those on the bottom look up to those on the top, who in turn, look down on them. The latter is characterized in the book 12 angry men by reginald rose. Twelve angry men is the story about twelve men who are randomly selected to be on jury of a mysterious murder case. The case starts out with juror number 8 voting guilty. Conversely, the unanimous verdict at the end of the story is not guilty. Within the story, there are some jurors whose judgement are clouded with their own personal flaws, one of them being juror number 10. In Reginald Rose’s Twelve angry men, juror number 10’s sense of classism and prejudice hinders the group's

In the film 12 Angry Men, it clearly shows that societal prejudice is a big part of the Jury’s decision to initially vote the boy guilty. As the film goes on you start to see the jurors slowly change their views based on the facts presented. However, does prejudice really direct a person’s decision that much?

Bernard Roth`s definition of self image in The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing and Take Command Of Your Life revolves around identifying “your role models,” “being autonomous,” and finding “your self-image” (192, 196, 205). In 12 Angry Men, when Juror Eleven says, “What kind of man are you? You have sat here and voted guilty with everyone else because there are some baseball tickets burning a hole in your pocket?” (Rose ) this calls to mind Roth’s question, “how do we interpret our own self image” (198). Throughout the process of examining their self images, each juror learns a great deal about his own biases and prejudices. Juror Eight is the conscientious role model who influences his fellow jurors to withhold judgement, to accept different points of view, and to communicate respectfully which forces them to examine their own self-image.

The film Twelve Angry Men shows many social psychology theories. This film presents some jurors who must decide if an accused murderer is guilty or innocent. In the beginning, all but one juror voted for guilty. Eventually, however, they come to a non-guilty verdict. It shows how a various group of individuals react to a situation that no one wants to be involved in. Twelve Angry Men exhibits so many examples of the true power of informational social influence and normative social influence. According to informational social influence, individuals tend to comply with others because they believe that another individuals version of a situation is more valid than their own. Normative social influence is a type of social influence that leads to conformity. This theory seems to fit in along with this movie because of the way the juror’s decisional processes went. Informational social influence is aggravated by obscurity and doubt of situation, importance of being correct, time constriction, and presence of those recognized as professionals. Just within the first few minutes of the movie, social influence is shown. In the jury room, a heated debate is prevented by an initial vote. This vote, which was taken publicly, was vulnerable to normative social influence or conformity from the fear of seeming in submissive. An obvious feeling of doubt is presented as the jurors vote. This hesitance can be perceived as weak conviction swayed by the guilty majority’s influence. Time constraints intensify informational social influence and possibly helped play a role in causing some of the jurors to cast guilty, conformist votes. Majority influence and social impact theory generate conformity. These theories are relevant in the jury context and are relevant to an explanation of Twelve Angry Men. Social impact theory specifies the situational and personal factors that bring on conformity. Conformity is enhanced by the immediacy element of social impact theory which brings to belief that without anonymity conflict is increasingly difficult. Perception of norms is apparently a factor that also brings out conformity. Stereotyping and prejudice were rampant at the time Twelve Angry Men was filmed. The director and writers cleverly

Society is in a continuous state of evolution, a fact that is exemplified in the fictional television series Mad Men. Set in the 1960s, the program follows the professional and personal life of Don Draper, an advertising executive in New York City. Through the actions and interactions of the characters, and the situations they face, it is made apparent that society has changed since the 1960s.

An individual's past experiences can have an incredible impact on the way they think and behave for years to come. So, the past have a significant impact on an individual. In my own life, I have had past experiences that have affected me to be the person I am today. One example is, whenever I walked through the downtown part of Edmonton and I noticed a lot of homeless people lying around on the streets. I felt so bad for those poor people that didn’t have a place to live. They appreciate anything and everything they get. This really effects me and teaches me to be more grateful in life. And appreciate everything I have. In the play the 12 Angry Men, jurors 3, 5, and 11 prove that their experiences has affected who they are. I believe that juror 3’s family issues such as his problems with his son has affected him to become an aggressive man. Additionally, juror 5 has had a background of living in a slum all his life. Therefore, he tries to prove that not all people living in slums are criminals. Lastly, juror 11 struggles with others judging him because he is a European Refugee. This affected him by making him feel unconfident about himself and feels that the others jurors don't take his opinion too seriously.

Gladding Guidelines for Group Strategies In the movie “12 Angry Men” the forming of group is for 12 men to decide the fate of young boy who is charged with murdering his father. The beginning stages of forming a group involve nurturing your group to avoid chaos. Functional groups will go through developmental stages while forming (Gladding, 2016).

In the movie 12 Angry Men, the jurors are set in a hot jury room while they are trying to determine the verdict of a young man who is accused of committing a murder. The jurors all explain why they think the accused is guilty or not guilty. Throughout the movie they are debating back and forth and the reader begins to realize that even though the jurors should try to not let bias cloud their judgement, the majority of the jurors are blinded by bias. The viewer can also see that the jurors have their own distinguishable personalities. Their personalities intertwine with each other to demonstrate how the jury system is flawed, but that is what makes it work.

3. Social identity (10 points): What role(s) does social identity play in the movie? Discuss SID in relationship of the jury to the accused. (Define your terms and give two examples of how they apply).