Event Title
To Gather Around the Television: College Students Releasing Stress
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Winifred Mitchell
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
College students across the country are known to have high levels of stress due to lack of sleep, test anxiety, and living expenses. As a result, the need to relieve this stress is vital for the continuation of a healthy life. Observations on a college campus can give one insight into the various ways students alleviate stress. Like many Americans, college students ritually gather around the television in hopes for some kind of entertainment. Through observations of this cultural phenomenon one can discover how college students come together and interact. The observations of students' interactions while watching a popular television program, "The Simpsons," is the focus of this study.
To Gather Around the Television: College Students Releasing Stress
CSU
College students across the country are known to have high levels of stress due to lack of sleep, test anxiety, and living expenses. As a result, the need to relieve this stress is vital for the continuation of a healthy life. Observations on a college campus can give one insight into the various ways students alleviate stress. Like many Americans, college students ritually gather around the television in hopes for some kind of entertainment. Through observations of this cultural phenomenon one can discover how college students come together and interact. The observations of students' interactions while watching a popular television program, "The Simpsons," is the focus of this study.
