COMM 2020 Section 001 - Interpersonal Communication (Fall 2024 1)

Due: Thu Oct 17, 2024 11:59pmDue: Thu Oct 17, 2024 11:59pm

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Analysis #3: Culture & Gender Analysis

This assignment asks you to analyze mediated communication using concepts from Chapter 2 (Culture & Gender), e.g., “individualistic culture,” collectivistic culture,” “monochronic,” “polychronic,” “uncertainty avoidance,” “gender roles,” expressive talk,” “instrumental talk,” affectionate communication,” and so forth.

First, select a movie, YouTube video, or television clip that you want to analyze. The video selected should illustrate or relate to concepts from Chapter 2, Culture & Gender. Then, use concepts from Ch. 2 (Culture & Gender) to analyze the events and the communication between characters in the TV episode or film. For example, to analyze the communication and events in the show, you might use the terms “individualistic culture,” collectivistic culture,” “monochronic,” “polychronic,” “uncertainty avoidance,” “gender roles,” expressive talk,” “instrumental talk,” or “affectionate communication,” and so forth to describe people's behaviors, or to describe the influence of culture on communication. Once you’ve made the connection between the example from the show and the concept, elaborate on the connection to the course concept(s) you selected by going into more detail in your analysis.

The video or film clip can be from any movie, television show, YouTube video, etc. of your choosing. Focus on finding an interesting clip or show first (it could be a dramatic clip from a TV show such as Friends, an episode of Rick & Morty where they visit different worlds, an episode of Queer Eye on Netflix, a travel/adventure show where they visit a foreign country, or an episode of your favorite TV show, whatever that is). Then, illustrate your knowledge and understanding of course concepts by identifying course concepts in the communication during the show, and by using the terms to analyze the interactions between people or to analyze events in the episode.

For example, you might discuss: How do the people in the video value time (monochronic/polychronic culture)? How are people in the video communicating gender through behaviors and artifacts (e.g., their clothes, jewelry, house decorations). Or you might discuss how two people in a video clip illustrate expressive talk or instrumental talk. Or how a group of characters in a show represent a co-culture or social community. Or how the material components featured in the show reflect the nonmaterial values of the culture and the characters.

You can analyze a specific interaction from the movie, or you can use the course concepts to analyze the movie or video as a whole. Elaborate on the video’s illustration or reflection of the course concepts you selected. Finally, discuss how the communicators in the film or video could have improved their communication. Assignments should be typed, single-spaced, 12-point font, and 1 full-page in length.

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1. Assignments should be typed, single-spaced, 12-point font, and 1 full-page in length.
2. Your paper should have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
3. Please BOLD all course concepts that you use in your analysis.
4. Aim to incorporate 4-12 course concepts in your analysis. You can also make connections between concepts, such as in the sentence, "Jackie illustrated androgynous gender roles when she used both instrumental talk and expressive talk to offer affectionate communication to her partner. First, she.... Then, ..."
5. Please edit your paper carefully for grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling.
6. Organize your thoughts carefully. For each new idea, begin a new paragraph.
7. Give extra attention to the first and last sentences of your paper. They are the first (primacy effect) and last (recency effect) thing a person reads as they form thoughts.