Examining Emotion Management: ROTC Training

Introduction

Throughout my life I have been surrounded by the military lifestyle. It began with my father serving in the Army for over 17 years, to my brother’s experimentation in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), which eventually led him to join the Army. When the time came for me to leave for college, I thought I would finally be detached from the military environment; however I found myself interacting with members of the ROTC instantly. I have always been fascinated by the camaraderie that members of the military have, yet I have always wondered whether this camaraderie, and their attitudes towards each other and themselves change while partaking in physical training.

This research paper is guided by the question, how do the members of the ROTC manage their emotions during their physical trainings? Within this research proposal I will have a literature review section where I will be going through previous research on emotion management, emotion work, and shame in order to tie it into my research question. In a methods section, I will then explain what sort of method I will use and why I will use it to collect data and answer my research question. To finish off, I will explain whether my question was answered as well as what my limitations were when conducting this research. Finally I will include what future research can be done on this topic to better my findings.

Literature Review

In an effort to attend to my research question I will use the dramaturgical perspective. This perspective will prove to be helpful when answering my research question because I will be looking at emotion management, which is a term that comes from dramaturgy. The Dramaturgy perspective explains society as if we are all part of a ...

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