Discuss gender and sex differences in emotional communication. How do gender stereotypes influence your perception of how men and women should communicate emotion and how you yourself should communicate emotion?

Instructions
Discussion Question: Must adhere to the APA (6th ed.) guidelines, excluding the Abstract
Define emotion
Discuss gender and sex differences in emotional communication.
How do gender stereotypes influence your perception of how men and women should communicate emotion and how you yourself should communicate emotion?
Discuss the research on Western culture vs Asian Culture as a factor that influences emotion and interpersonal communication. To what degree do you think that emotion is universal or transcends culture? Justify your answer with evidence and examples.
List the four principles of self-disclosure and the important elements of each?

Book Resource
REQUIRED TEXTS & RESOURCES
West, R. and Turner, L. (2011). Understanding Interpersonal Communication (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning ISBN-10: 0495908754 | ISBN-13: 9780495908753