Annotated Bibliography
Aghazamani, Alimohammad. “How Do University Students Spend Their Time On Facebook? An Exploratory Study.” Journal of American Science, vol. 6, no. 12, 1 Dec. 2010, pp. 730–735., doi:10.7537/marsjas061210.82. Accessed 22 Feb. 2017.
This source is study that looks at differences in Facebook usage among different demographics. Those demographics include male versus female and undergraduate students versus graduate students. His research found that males go on Facebook more than females, and that undergraduates use Facebook more than graduate students. The research here cannot be generalized because it was conducted solely in one university, and other factors that are related to location could affect an individual’s Facebook use.
Arvey, Richard D., and John M. Ivancevich. “Punishment in Organizations: A Review, Propositions, and Research Suggestions.” The Academy of Management Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 1980, pp. 123–132., www.jstor.org/stable/257812. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.
This study found that punishment within organizations is fairly effective. It talks about the two kinds of punishment, and about how organizational punishment is believed to have negative emotional impacts on employees as well as how it is believed that employees will try to escape or avoid that punishment. It talks about factors that influence punishment’s effective, which are timing, intensity, relationship of the punishing agent, scheduling, provision of rationale, and available alternative responses. It also asserts that there is an agreement amongst researchers that punishment is effective, and that the real question is how to use it in the most effective way.
Berneman, Corinne, and Marie-Josée Kasparian. “Promotion of Cultural Events Through Urban Postering: An Exploratory Study of Its Effectiveness.” International Journal of Arts Management, vol. 6, no. 1, 2003, pp. 40–49., www.jstor.org/stable/41064807. Accessed 24 Feb. 2017.
This study evaluates how advertising through posters can affect attendance. It found that advertising increases attendance, and that repetition increases recall. It asserts that recall is an important first step, and that if someone is exposed to more posters the first time they are exposed to the posters, their ability to recall is increased.
Ferner, R E, and J K Aronson. “Laughter and MIRTH (Methodical Investigation of Risibility, Therapeutic and Harmful): Narrative Synthesis.” BMJ: British Medical Journal, vol. 347, no. 7938, 2013, pp. 34–35., www.jstor.org/stable/43507770. Accessed 25 Feb. 2017.
This study looks at how laughter affects health. They found that it has several health benefits, including decreasing anger, anxiety, depression and stress. They also found that it has several negative impacts as well, such as jaw dislocation and myocardial infarction. The health risks laughter poses are dose-dependent and more likely to occur in someone who is already susceptible to those issues. Overall, they concluded that laughter has few health risks and may be beneficial.
Jones, Adriane. “Re: UF’s Sketch Team.” Received by Renee Wyatt, 21 February 2017.
This interview is arguably the most important source. In it, Jones talks about the sketch team and its impact, as well as how the sketch team reaches its audience. She also talks about how the team must reach a certain number of PR points for the team through flyers and inviting people to shows. She discusses how the team communicates, both within and outside of the group, while also talking about what form of communication is the most effective. She also addresses potential problems with the group’s communication and how those problems could potentially be fixed.
“Judith W B Williams.” College of the Arts, University of Florida, arts.ufl.edu/directory/profile/1509. Accessed 22 Feb. 2017. Faculty & Staff Directory.
This page establishes who founded Theater Strike Force and, as it’s a derivative of this group, TSF Sketch as well.
Kirby, Daniel. “The History of Sketch Comedy.” Defining Web Video, Colby College Community Web, 17 Jan. 2014, web.colby.edu/am297/the-history-of-sketch-comedy/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2017. WordPress.
This page discusses the history and evolution of sketch comedy. Sketch comedy is derived from North American vaudeville and British music hall theater of the late 18th and early 19th century. From these two genres, sketch comedy kept their wide variety of source material, their scripted scene comedy, and nonlinear scenes. Through mediums like Monty Python and Saturday Night Live, these nonlinear scenes have evolved to occasionally feature recurring characters in completely new and unrelated situations.
Martin, Rod A. “Is Laughter the Best Medicine? Humor, Laughter, and Physical Health.” Current Directions in Psychological Science, vol. 11, no. 6, 2002, pp. 216–220., www.jstor.org/stable/20182816. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.
This study summarizes other studies and looks at their results in determining whether there are health benefits from laughter. Despite popular claims, the evidence for health benefits of laughter is less conclusive. This paper talks about the theoretical mechanisms on which the claims are based, as well as looking specifically at some areas of health that laughter is supposed to have an effect on. Those areas include immunity, pain tolerance, blood pressure, lifespan, and illness symptoms. Martin concludes that these results are less than supportive about the idea of the health benefits of laughter but that it is something researchers should continue to look into.
Molm, Linda D. “Is Punishment Effective? Coercive Strategies in Social Exchange.” Social Psychology Quarterly, vol. 57, no. 2, 1994, pp. 75–94., www.jstor.org/stable/2786703. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.
In this study, Molm looks at the effectiveness of punishment in social exchange. She finds that, if used consistently and contingently, punishment can be an effective means of influence in social exchange. She discovered that the most important factor in determining punishment strategies is contingency, and that punishment appears to only be effective when used contingently.
Moore, Andrew. “Facebook and the Liberal Arts.” The Journal of General Education, vol. 61, no. 3, 2012, pp. 264–276., www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jgeneeduc.61.3.0264. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.
This page mentions how individuals that are either in college or are about to enroll into college are the most likely to utilize social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
“TSF Sketch Home.” TSF Sketch Home, iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/s13/sheldon-j/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2017.
This page talks about TSF Sketch in general. It talks about what the team is and what is does. It also talks about what kind of sketches they write, and generally talks about when they have shows.