North American Humor Essay

The original hypothesis stated that men were depicted as humorous in North American sitcoms. The primary research that was conducted also concluded that men were more humorous than women in North American sitcoms. Men were seen making humorous jokes, references and gestures throughout the shows. However, there were many women making these humorous acts as well, but not many when being compared to men. This persuades society to believe that men should be humorous, even more than women. Additionally, the original hypothesis stated that women were depicted as rebellious in North American sitcoms. The primary research that was conducted also concluded that women were more rebellious than men in these North American sitcoms, Women were seen expressing …show more content…
To begin with, the research that was observed and recorded was only based on one episode of two sitcoms. That one episode does not give an authentic representation of the full show. The gender roles may only be present in that particular episode; in order to obtain a better representation, researchers must watch more than just one episode. Secondly, the two sitcoms may not present an authentic illustration of all the North American sitcoms. To compose a thorough observation, researchers must watch a variety of different North American sitcoms that have different target audiences. Thirdly, the information, in this case characteristics, being recorded are not quantifiable. This means that the results will be altered due to opinion; someone may think a statement is humorous while others would disagree. This would cause every researchers outcomes to be slightly or significantly different. Also, it is highly unlikely that the researcher observed every characteristic or even recorded half of them with only one play through of the episode. It is much more efficient to play it through more than once to observe more meanings and messages in the episode. Finally, the research question implies that children are the main audience for this research topic, but the researchers are predicting how these sitcoms will impact children. If actual children were present in the observation stage, and they asked the children about their opinion it would be considered a better representation of how sitcoms impact