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Good Humor, Bad Taste : A Sociology of the Joke.
Title:
Good Humor, Bad Taste : A Sociology of the Joke.
Author:
Kuipers, Giselinde.
ISBN:
9783110898996
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (293 pages)
Series:
Humor Research [HR] ; v.7

Humor Research [HR]
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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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