Book Title: An Anatomy of Humor
Description: Humor permeates every aspect of society and has done so for thousands of years. People experience it daily through television, newspapers, literature, and contact with others. Rarely do social researchers analyze humor or try to determine what makes it such a dominating force in our lives. The types of jokes a person enjoys contribute significantly to the definition of that person as well as to the character of a given society. Arthur Asa Berger explores these and other related topics in An Anatomy of Humor. He shows how humor can range from the simple pun to complex plots in Elizabethan plays.Berger examines a number of topics ethnicity, race, gender, politics each with its own comic dimension. Laughter is beneficial to both our physical and mental health, according to Berger. He discerns...
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Author(s): Arthur Asa Berger
Publisher(s): Routledge
Publish Date: 2017-07-05
Book Pages: 211
Industry Identifier: ISBN_10: 1351531972
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Subjects: Psychology / General • Psychology / Movements / Behaviorism
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