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Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway / John Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, John, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interpersonal communication.
- Wit and humor--Social aspects.
- Wit and humor.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (146 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Understanding Humor through Communication explores the origin of humor and analyzes the function of humor in groups and societies. Meyer utilizes key theories and case studies to examine humor in persuasive, organizational, and interpersonal settings.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- A communicative introduction to humor
- Humor as life pattern disruption
- Theories of humor origin
- Humor as uniting and dividing
- Functions of humor in communication
- Humor's "black box" : a model of individual humor choice
- Characteristics of individual humor
- Humor and persuasion
- Humor in organizations and cultures
- Humor in personal relationships
- Dangers of humor for relationships
- A social model of humor
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-4004-2
- 1-4985-0317-9
- OCLC:
- 922324197
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