Description: Good Humor, Bad Taste : A Sociology of the Joke, Paperback by Kuipers, Giselinde; Simms, Kate (TRN), ISBN 1614517207, ISBN-13 9781614517207, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This study examines humor styles and joke telling in the Netherlands and the US, showing how they are a reflection of social and cultural conditions and conventions and emphasizing the importance of genre in humor appreciation and production, as well as the role of taste. It discusses the development of the joke, joke telling and communication styles, the role of class, age, and humor styles, and humor styles in everyday life; types of jokes in Dutch culture, the definition of a “good” joke in the Netherlands, and variations between groups in the appreciation of specific jokes there; and comparisons between Dutch and American humor styles. This edition adds new developments and research. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Number of Pages: 300 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Good Humor, Bad Taste : a Sociology of the Joke
Publisher: DE Gruyter, Inc.
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / General, Humor
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author: Giselinde Kuipers
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Mouton Textbook Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
