Introduction Throughout my life I have been surrounded by the military lifestyle. It all started with my father serving in the Army for over 17 years, until my brother's trial in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), which ultimately led to him joining the Army. When the time came for me to leave for university, I thought I would finally break away from the military environment; however, I found myself immediately interacting with the ROTC members. I have always been fascinated by the camaraderie that members of the military have, but I have always wondered if this camaraderie and their attitude towards others and themselves changes during physical training. This research paper is driven by the question: How do ROTC members manage their emotions during physical training? Within this research proposal I will have a literature review section where I will analyze previous research on emotion management, emotion work, and shame to connect it to my research question. In a methods section, I will then explain what type of method I will use and why I will use it to collect data and answer my research question. To conclude, I will explain whether my question was answered and what my limitations were in conducting this research. Finally I will include what future research can be done on this topic to improve my results. Literature Review In an attempt to answer my research question, I will use the dramaturgical perspective. This perspective will prove useful when answering my research question because I will examine emotion management, which is a term that comes from dramaturgy. The dramaturgy perspective explains society as if we were all part of a... medium of paper... a pile of information. Works Cited Goffman, Erving. "The Presentation of Self." Self-presentation in everyday life. Random House Inc, 1959. . Print.Heyink, J W. and TJ Tymstra. "The function of qualitative research". Social Indicators Research 29.3 (1993): 291-305. Network. March 25, 2014.Hochschild, Arlie R. “Work on Emotions, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure.” American Journal of Sociology 85.3 (1979): 551-575. JSTOR. Network. March 25, 2014. .Katz, Jack. The process of sociological research. Cengage Learning, 2011. 26-27. Print.Scheff, Thomas J. “Shame and the Sociological Bond: A Sociological Theory.” Sociological theory. American Sociological Association, 2000. 84-99. JSTOR. Network. March 27. 2014. .