Game of Humor - A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

Humor, wit, and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully contrived comedy of literature, newspapers, and television we experience humor in many forms, yet the impetus for our laughter is far from innocuous

List of contents

Introduction; 1: Win Or Lose: The Games We Play; 2: Conflict in Daily Life; 3: Drollery in Death, Destruction, and Disaster; 4: Comic Scripts: Laughing at People, Groups, and Concepts; 5: Sexual, Sexist, and Scatological Humor; 6: The Special Case of Puns: Word play is a Game to be Won, Too.; 7: The Mirage of “Innocent” Humor

About the author

Charles R. Gruner

Summary

Humor, wit, and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully contrived comedy of literature, newspapers, and television we experience humor in many forms, yet the impetus for our laughter is far from innocuous

Product details

• Authors: Charles R. Gruner, Gruner Charles R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138535855
• ISBN: 978-1-138-53585-5
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology