Understanding humor through communication : why be funny, anyway? /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meyer, John, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Temas:
Interpersonal communication.
Wit and humor > Social aspects.
Communication interpersonnelle.
Humour > Aspect social.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
Interpersonal communication
Wit and humor > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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