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.

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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.