Jokes and targets [electronic resource] / Christie Davies.
By: Davies, Christie.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, 2011Description: x, 314 p.Subject(s): Wit and humor -- Social aspects | Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects | Wit and humor -- Political aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 152.4/3 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 152.4/1 Empathy | 152.4/2 Happiness | 152.4/3 The psychology of humor | 152.4/3 Jokes and targets | 152.4/6 Calming your anxious mind | 152.4/7087 Anger management | 152.4 BHA Emotionally intelligent living : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : why study jokes and targets? -- Mind over matter: a general theory of jokes about the stupid and the canny -- Blondes, sex, and the French -- Jewish women and Jewish men -- Sex between men : places, occupations, and classes -- The great American lawyer joke cycle -- The rise of the Soviet joke and the fall of the Soviet Union -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.