Good Humor, Bad Taste : A Sociology of the Joke /

Good Humor, Bad Taste is the first extensive sociological study of the relationship between humor and social background. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, the book explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, regional background, and espec...

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Main Author: Kuipers, Giselinde (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2011]
©2006
Series:Humor Research [HR] ; 7
Subjects:
Dutch wit and humor > History and criticism.
Wit and humor > Social aspects.
Humor.
Soziologie.
Sprachsoziologie.
Witz.
humor.
jokes.
sociolinguistics.
sociology.
HUMOR / Form / Jokes & Riddles.
humor
elektronické dokumenty
ISBN:9783110898996
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Jokes, humor, and taste
  • Part I. Style and social background
  • Chapter 2. The joke: Genesis of an oral genre
  • Chapter 3. Joke telling as communication style
  • Chapter 4. The humor divide: Class, age, and humor styles
  • Chapter 5. The logic of humor styles
  • Part II. Taste and quality
  • Chapter 6. The repertoire: Dutch joke culture
  • Chapter 7. Temptation and transgression
  • Chapter 8. Sense and sociability
  • Part III. Comparing humor styles
  • Chapter 9. National humor styles: Joke telling and social background in the United States
  • Chapter 10. Conclusion: Sociology and the joke
  • Appendix 1. The jokes used in the Dutch survey
  • Appendix 2. Dutch humorists and television programs
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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