Essays about: "Analysis of scenes from the american sitcom FRIENDS"

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  1. 1. Social gender norms in body language : The construction of stereotyped gender differences in body language in the American sitcom Friends

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Cristina Tiljander; [2008]
    Keywords : Gender norms; nonverbal communication; sitcom; body language; social construction; leg posture;

    Abstract : Nonverbal communication such as body language is a vital component of our communication, and since scholars agree that there are some notable differences in the way men and women use body language, the study of gendered nonverbal communication as a social construction is vital to our understanding of how we create gendered identities. The aim of this paper is to investigate how social gender norms concerning body language appear in constructed communication. READ MORE