The Palgrave Handbook of Humour Research / edited by Elisabeth Vanderheiden, Claude-Hélène Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vanderheiden, Elisabeth.

Contributor:

Mayer, Claude-Hélène.

Series:

Behavioral Science and Psychology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology.

Positive psychology.

Ethnopsychology.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Social Psychology.

Positive Psychology.

Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Cultural Studies.

Local Subjects:

Social Psychology.

Positive Psychology.

Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Cultural Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (675 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

Summary:

This handbook is the updated and expanded second edition of a highly cited and impactful collection, which provides new perspectives on humour from transdisciplinary perspectives. The collection’s focus is on humour as a resource from different socio-cultural and psychological viewpoints, bringing together authors from different cultures, social contexts and countries. The handbook enables researchers and practitioners to unlock research findings which give new directions for contemporary and future humour research. By employing transdisciplinary and transcultural perspectives, the volume further discusses humour in regard to different cultural and political contexts, humour over the lifespan, in therapy and counselling, in pedagogical settings, in medicine and the workspace. The contributions also highlight the connections between humour and the COVID-19 pandemic and promise new inspiring insights. This second edition includes a new introduction from the editors, updates to the majority of the chapters, and five new chapters which take a humour-research approach to contemporary issues such as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the consequences of the pandemic, and tackles developments related to artificial intelligence and gamification. With an expanded scope, this handbook will continue to appeal to researchers, practitioners and students in the fields of industrial and organisational psychology, positive psychology, organisational studies, future studies, health and occupational science and therapy, who will find each chapter highly topical, insightful and applicable to practice. Elisabeth Vanderheiden is a pedagogue, theologian, intercultural mediator. She is the CEO of the Global Institute for Transcultural Research and the President of Catholic Adult Education in Germany. Her publishing activities focus on pedagogy, in particular on the further education of teachers and trainers in adult education, vocational and civic education, but also on the challenges of digitalisation. Claude-Hélène Mayer (Dr. habil., PhD, PhD) is Professor in I/O Psychology at the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Adjunct Professor at the Europa Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Management at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Contents:

1. Humour as a Resource: Psychological, Cultural and Social Perspectives

Part I Intersections of Humour and Technology in Human Interaction

2. Investigating the Internal Cohesion of Meme Cycles: How Many (Sub)cycles Can Be Generated by a Memetic Drift?

3. Should Technology Be More Fun(ny)? Leveraging Humor to Improve User Acceptance and Enjoyment of Social Robots and Virtual Agents

Part II Humour as a Social and Cultural Construct: Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Implications

4. Humour in People with Handicaps: A Systematic Review

5. Predicting Self-Esteem Using Humor Styles: A Cross-Cultural Study

6. The Use of Humour to Deal with Uncomfortable Moments in Interaction: A Cross-Cultural Approach

7. Humour as a Strategy to Talk About and Challenge Dominant Discourses of Social Integration: A Case Study of Adolescent German Turkish Descendants in Germany

8. The Position of Humour in Social Crisis: When and What Does Turkish Society Laugh at?

9. Humour as Cultural Capital in Transitions

10. Nigerian Cultural Concept of Humour and Its Creative Use as a Coping Strategy

11. Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study

Part III Humour in Geopolitical and Cultural Landscapes: Tensions and Transgressions

12. Ukrainian Humor in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian War. Cognitive and Stylistic Features

13. Humor as a Defense Mechanism: Dismantling Holocaust Symbols and Icons in Israeli Culture

14. Geopolitics of Humor and Development in Nepal and Afghanistan

15. Humour and Politics: Linguistic Features of Humour Construction

16. White Laughter, Black Pain? On the Comic and Parodic Enactment of Racial-Colonial Stereotypes

Part IV Workplace Humour: Strategies, Outcomes, and Adaptation in Modern Work Environments

17. Risky Business: Humour, Hierarchy, and Harmony in New Zealand and South Korean Workplaces

18. Resilience as a Mediator Between Workplace Humour and Well-being at Work, a Positive Psychology Perspective

19. Humour as a Coping Strategy of Employees in Remote Workspaces and Social Media Communication During the Covid-19

Part V Humour Across the Lifespan: Interpersonal and Developmental Perspectives

20. Humour as a Resource for Children

21. Humour in Romantic Relationships

22. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Humor Appreciation and Function Across the Lifespan

23. 'West of Hollywood’: Humor as Reparation in the Life and Work of Walter Becker

Part VI Educational Frameworks of Humor: Innovations and Applications in Teaching and Learning

24. The Role of Humour Competency Training in English Language Teaching

25. Humour in Adult Education

26. Humour in Mathematics Teaching: A Study in Portugal and Spain

Part VII Healing and Well-Being Through Humour: Psychological Insights and Applications

27. The Positive Effect of Humour and Amateur Dubbing on Hospitalised Adolescents

28. The Covid-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity for Positive Psychology to Promote a Wider-Ranging Definition of Humour and Laughter

29. On the Relationships Between Humour, Stress and Flow Experience: Introducing the Humour-Flow Model

30. Working with Humour in Psychotherapy.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783031522888

3031522885

OCLC:

1443088047