Screen LibraryUnderstanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway? /
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-129) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781498503167 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 1498503160 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9781498503174 1498503179 |
| Index Number: | HM1166 |
| CLC: | C912.11 |
| Call Number: | C912.11/M612 |
| 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. |