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Humor and aging /
Humor and Aging deals with humor throughout the life span, although primary attention is given to humor about and by the elderly. The book contains theoretical and review material from infancy to old age and includes empirical studies of death and dying in both our own and other societies. The book...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Orlando [Fla.] :
Academic Press,
1986.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Humor and Aging; Copyright Page; MARTIN B. LOEB (1913-1983); Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: THEORY; Chapter 1. Humor as a Data Base for the Study of Aging; Introduction; Examining Humor and Aging; Research and Theory on Humor and Aging; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Humor across the Life Span: Sources of Developmental Change and Individual Differences; Introduction; Sources of General Developmental Change; Sources of Individual Differences; Conclusions; References
- Chapter 3. Theoretical and Functional Perspectives on the Development of Humor during Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence Introduction; The Functions of Humor for Human Development; Theoretical Perspectives of Humor; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Humor, Physiology, and the Aging Process ; Introduction; Problems Associated with the Aging Process; The Special Roles of Humor Physiology in the Aging Process; Implications of Findings in Humor Physiology; Conclusion; References; PART II: PERSPECTIVES; Chapter 5. Attitudes toward Aging Shown by Humor: A Review; Introduction
- Content Analyses of JokesThe Debate over Methods and Meaning; Content Analyses of Cartoons; Jokes by the Aged; Functions of Humor about Aging; Future Research; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Timing: The Significant Common Variable in Both Humor and Aging; Introduction; Psychological Timing; Social Timing; Selected Intraindividual Age-Related Temporal Changes that Could Be Related to Humor Behaviors; Off-Timing, Timelessness, and Cohortcentricity in Humor; Summary; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Over the Miles: Coping, Communicating, and Commiserating through Age-Theme Greeting Cards
- IntroductionHumor as a Coping Mechanism; Responses to Age-Theme Birthday Cards; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 8. The Last Minority: Humor, Old Age, and Marginal Identity; Introduction; Ethnic Humor; Humor and Aging; The Power of Marginal Identity; References; PART III: DEATH AND DYING; Chapter 9. Humor and the Death System: An Investigation of Funeral Directors; Introduction; Review of Literature; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 10. Hopi Ritual Clowns and Values in the Hopi Life Span; Introduction; The Hopi People; Hopi Ritual Clowns and Clowning
- Hopi Responses to the ClownsFunctions of the Clowns; Clowns and the Hopi Life Span; References; PART IV: BRIEF EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF HUMOR ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN; Chapter 11. Humor and Aging in Children's Picture Books: Is the Joke on Grandpa?; Introduction; Method; Results; Discussion; Appendix: Books Analyzed; References; Chapter 12. Male-Female Long-Term Relationships as a Source of Humor; Introduction; Cartoon Humor and Social Structures; Method; Content Analysis; Conclusions; References; Chapter 13. The Effect of Humor on the Recovery Rate of Cataract Patients: A Pilot Study; Introduction