Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway /
Meyer, John, 1964-
Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway / John Meyer. - 1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781498503174 (e-book)
Interpersonal communication.
Wit and humor--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HM1166 / .M4896 2015
302
Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway / John Meyer. - 1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781498503174 (e-book)
Interpersonal communication.
Wit and humor--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HM1166 / .M4896 2015
302