Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway / John Meyer.

By: Meyer, John, 1964- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, [2015]Copyright date: 2015Description: 1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781498503174 (e-book)Subject(s): Interpersonal communication | Wit and humor -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway.DDC classification: 302 LOC classification: HM1166 | .M4896 2015Online resources: Click to View
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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