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How does gender relate to the expression of emotion on TV?
First, explain the basic channels through which emotion is communicated. Second, what are “display rules,” and how might they affect the emotional expressions of men and women as they are portrayed on television? Third, choose one particular form of emotional expression that you hypothesize might be expressed differently by men and women, and explain how you will observe and quantify it during three different episodes of particular TV shows (could do one comedy, one action, and one drama, or 3 of the same type, or even 3 from the same series). The more specific the expression you choose, the easier this will be. Choose 3 episodes of TV shows (either that you have access to a recording of, or one available online, like on abc.com or hulu.com). Watch each episode at least twice so that you can reliably count or track the emotional expression you chose.
