TY - BOOK AU - Meyer,John TI - Understanding humor through communication: why be funny, anyway AV - HM1166 .M4896 2015 U1 - 302 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Lanham [Maryland] PB - Lexington Books KW - Interpersonal communication KW - Wit and humor KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4086444 ER -