Essay Assignment- Relational Expectations:
How have societal attitudes about sex roles and gender influenced a relationship that you have, have been in, or are familiar with?
Consider using the construct sets of "growing up masculine" or "growing up feminine" from the text. You may analyze romantic relationships, but may also choose to observe family dynamics, friendships, or work relationships as well. Do these relational partners have shared ideas of gendered behaviors and attitudes, or are there distinctly different expectations? How are these communicated in the relationship? What models of gender did/do the relational partners (lovers, friends, family members, coworkers) have as influences? How is your (or their) cultural background a factor?
You are expected to apply the lecture and text material to your own experiences and thought processes in a series of essay assignments.
These 3-4 FULL page essays should integrate our course topics and theoretical information with actual communication situations you have experienced or witnessed.
These are NOT summaries, interviews, or research papers! I am confident that you will learn more about gendered communication if you apply theoretical constructs to what you see and do in the world.
Analyze REAL-LIFE communication behaviors of your own, or interactions you've observed closely. You will become more proficient at seeing theoretical constructs when you regularly apply them as part of your everyday existence. You will be analyzing how communication behaviors, cultural/societal attitudes, family interaction, etc. influence or are affected by gender theories. You need only use our text, lectures, films, and e-Resources to find your constructs.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.