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Good humor, bad taste : a sociology of the joke / Giselinde Kuipers ; chapters 1 to 8 and 10 translated from the Dutch by Kate Simms

Author
Kuipers, Giselinde, 1971-
Published
Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Simms, Kate
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Language Note
English.
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: Humor styles, joke telling and social background in the United States -- Chapter 10. Sociology and the joke -- Appendix 1. The jokes used in the Dutch survey -- Appendix 2. Dutch humorists and television programs.
Summary
This is an updated edition of Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, published in 2006. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, it explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, social class, and national differences in the Netherlands and the United States. This edition includes new developments and research findings in the field of humor studies.
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9781501510441 (electronic bk.)
1501510444 (electronic bk.)
9781501510892 (electronic bk.)
1501510894 (electronic bk.)
1614517207
9781614517207
9781614517207 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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