The psychology of humor : a reference guide and annotated bibliography / Jon E. Roeckelein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roeckelein, Jon E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.

Wit and humor.

Wit and humor--Psychological aspects--Bibliography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (591 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work traces the origins and evolution of the concept of humor in psychology from ancient to modern times with an emphasis on an experimental/empirical approach to the understanding of humor and sense of humor. In addition to more than 3, 000 important citations and references pertaining to the history, theories, and definitions of the concept of humor, this reference guide contains more than 380 recent (post-1970) annotated entries on the psychology of humor in its bibliographic section. The book describes various psychological, nonpsychological, and philosophical theories and definitions of humor, and focuses on the methodological concerns of psychologists regarding the scientific investigation of humor. The bibliography is organized under 10 categories, including Bibliographies and Literature Reviews of Humor, Cognition and Humor, Methodology and Measurement of Humor, and Social Aspects of Humor.

Contents:

Cover

The Psychology of Humor

Contents

Preface

Introduction

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 1 Terminological Aspects and Domains of Humor

DEFINITIONS OF THE CONCEPT OF HUMOR

HUMOR VERSUS WIT

HUMOR AND LAUGHTER

HUMOR AND COMEDY

HUMOR AS SATIRE/IRONY/SARCASM/FARCE/PARODY

HUMOR AS RIDDLES/PUNS/JOKES

HUMOR IN CARICATURE/CARTOONS/COMIC STRIPS/SLAPSTICK

CHAPTER 2 Origins and Evolution of Humor

ANCIENT/PRIMITIVE HUMOR

HUMOR AND THE EARLY PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES

BIBLICAL AND JEWISH HUMOR

CHAPTER 3 Modern Theoretical Aspects of Humor

NONPSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF HUMOR

Theories Based in Literature

Theories Based in Physiology/Biology

Theories Based in Communications/Culture/Advertising

PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF HUMOR

Theories Based in Modern Philosophy

Behavioral Theories

Cognitive/Perceptual Theories

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Theories

Theories Based in Sociology/Social Psychology/Anthropology

SUMMARY: A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF HUMOR THEORIES

CHAPTER 4 Differential and Functional Aspects of Humor

DIFFERENCES IN HUMOR APPRECIATION

Individual, Personality, and Gender Differences

Ethnic, Cross-Cultural, and Cross-Generational Differences

Aggression as a Variable in Humor Studies

FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR

Humor as a Coping Mechanism

Humor and Psychotherapy

Humor in the Classroom and the Workplace

Social Influences/Aspects of Humor

CHAPTER 5 Methodological and Futuristic Aspects of Humor

SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY AND HUMOR RESEARCH

Selected Early Psychological Humor Studies (1890-1959)

Selected Modern Psychological Humor Studies (1960-2000)

MEASUREMENT OF HUMOR

FUTURE FACES OF HUMOR

CHAPTER 6 Annotated Bibliography of Humor Studies in Psychology (1970-2001).

AGGRESSION AND HUMOR

APPLICATION OF HUMOR

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND LITERATURE REVIEWS OF HUMOR

COGNITION AND HUMOR

HUMOR AS COMEDY/JOKES/PUNS/RIDDLES/SATIRE/ IRONY

HUMOR AS LAUGHTER AND WIT

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP DIFFERENCES IN HUMOR

METHODOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT OF HUMOR

NATURE OF THE HUMOROUS STIMULUS

SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HUMOR

Name Index

Subject Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9798216002741

9786610869190

9781280869198

1280869194

9780313011269

0313011265

OCLC:

52723727