Experimental Studies in the Social Climates of Groups
Experimental Studies in the Social Climates of Groups is a short film released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
21:19:03:24 Two boys in workshop sawing wood while another boy mixes paint under adult supervision. In background is blackboard with Charley written on it in chalk.
21:20:17:05 Five boys, one in overalls and the other in typical fifties garb at work in the workshop using saws and paint with a blackboard in the background.
21:21:00:12 Intertitle containing keywords autocracy, aggression, hostility, scapegoats and apathy in a psychological context.
21:21:35:12 Intertitle: The Secret Agents
21:22:25:14 Boys sitting around in a room with The Bar of Justice written on the makeshift burlap wall behind them.
21:22:44:27 Intertitle: Authority leaves no place for discussion and group voting: the leader begins directing immediately. Obedience is prompt.
21:25:29:12 Intertitle: Work has disintegrated into restless activity.
21:26:01:10 Intertitle: He s coming back . Kim acts as if he has been working.
21:27:10:11 CU sign painted in child s handwriting Aw and Order / Patrol
21:29:08:22 Intertitle: Bill keeps on working. restless gunplay, from behind burlap walls, occupies the others.
21:29:42:15 Intertitle: Anarchic freedom can also lead to boredom!
21:30:15:26 Intertitle: I wish there was something to do .
21:31:22:16 Intertitle: From Democracy to Autocracy.
21:34:21:13 Intertitle: Detailed orders make the boys dependent on the autocrat for direction. Free conversation has ceased.
21:35:45:20 Intertitle: Boredom and looking away are tending to replace work interest.
21:48:44:06 Two boys talking while two other carry on with their work. One boy much taller than the other listening to the smaller boy. Behind them on a burlap wall is painted in childish writing Crime Don t Pay. Guns and a skull and cross bones is also painted on the wall.
21:51:28:00 Intertitle: Friendly discussion and pleasant atmosphere.
21:52:03:22 MS boy hammering chisel into a piece of wood.
21:52:21:28 Intertitle: After five days the democratic spirit is firmly established.
21:52:59:07 Intertitle: Work is accompanied by a friendly and open atmosphere. Much conversation and smiling.| Experimental Studies in the Social Climates of Groups | |
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| Language | English |
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