The Sense of Humor : Explorations of a Personality Characteristic / Willibald Ruch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruch, W. (Willibald), editor.

Series:

Humor Research [HR] ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.

Wit and humor.

Personality.

Literature.

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.

Humanities.

Personality Development.

Wit and Humor as Topic--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Literature.

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.

Humanities.

Personality Development.

Wit and Humor as Topic--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (508 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2010

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents the state of the art in humor research, addressing new questions such as the influence of heredity and environmental factors in humor use. After an introductory section reviewing major theoretical issues, sections describe new models of aspects of humor, look at group and national differences, examine developmental changes, and discuss causes of inter- and intra-individual differences. An appendix offers assessment tools and variables. Can be used as a supplementary text for courses on personality or humor. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of contributors

Preface and acknowledgments

PART I. INTRODUCTION

Foreword and overview. Sense of humor: A new look at an old concept / Ruch, Willibald

Approaches to the sense of humor: A historical review / Martin, Rod A.

PART II. CURRENT CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES

Humor and personality in everyday life / Craik, Kenneth H. / Ware, Aaron P.

The sense of humor and the truth / Raskin, Victor

A two-mode model of humor appreciation: Its relation to aesthetic appreciation and simplicity-complexity of personality / Ruch, Willibald / Hehl, Franz-Josef

"Sense" of humor: Perception, intelligence, or expertise? / Derks, Peter / Staley, Rosemary E. / Haselton, Martiε G.

Is sense of humor a positive personality characteristic? / Kuiper, Nicholas A. / Martin, Rod A.

Humor and stress revisited / Lefcourt, Herbert Μ. / Thomas, Stacy

A temperament approach to humor / Ruch, Willibald / Köhler, Gabriele

PART III. DIFFERENCES AMONG GROUPS

Exploring paradigms: The study of gender and sense of humor near the end of the 20th century / Lampert, Martin D. / Ervin-Tripp, Susan M.

The ill side of humor: Pathological conditions and sense of humor / Forabosco, Giovannantonio

The dog that didn't bark in the night: A new sociological approach to the cross-cultural study of humor / Davies, Christie

PART IV. INTRAINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Influence of mood on humor / Deckers, Lambert

Development of the sense of humor / Bergen, Doris

PART V. CAUSES OF INTER- AND INTRA-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Genetic and environmental contributions to children's interpersonal humor / Manke, Beth

The development and evaluation of a systematic program for improving sense of humor / Nevo, Ofra / Aharonson, Haim / Klingman, Avigdor

Appendix: Humor measurement toots / Ruch, Willibald

Bibliography

Author index

Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9783110804607

3110804603

OCLC:

794664456