public administration

Article Review Assignment 3

The article to be reviewed for this assignment is:

Janis, I. L. (1971). Groupthink. Psychology Today.

You can find and download this article through the link:

http://agcommtheory.pbworks.com/f/GroupThink.pdf 

Read the article and answer the following questions:

• How does Janis (1971) define groupthink?
• What are the eight main symptoms of groupthink?
• Find a case in today’s political or society in which you think groupthink is manifested in the behavior of a certain group of people. You can use the news or any other source you see fit. Use the 8 symptoms presented by Janis to argue that the behavior of these individuals is guided by groupthink.
• Do you think groupthink is dangerous, or necessary and inevitable in the case you found? Why so?

answer each question in a bullet point format