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Social Psychology of Humor

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Affiliative Humor
Aggressive Humor
Angry Black Woman Stereotype
attitude change mechanisms
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central route processing
Communication studies
Disparagement Humor
Disparaging Humor
Disparaging Joke
Effect Size Confidence Interval
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Figurative Language
Gender
group cohesion processes
High Involvement Topics
Hostile Sexism
Humor
Humor Appreciation
Humor Styles
Instructional Humor
intergroup communication dynamics
Interpersonal Communication
Long Term Romantic Relationships
Low Involvement Contexts
Micro-level phenomena
Neutral Jokes
Paradoxical Thinking
Peripheral Route Processing
Persuasion
prejudice reduction strategies
qualitative humour research
Romantic Relationships
Satirical Messages
Self-enhancing Humor
Sexist humor
Social Dominance Orientation
Social Dominance Theory
social influence in group settings
Social Psychology
Super PACs
Teacher Humor
Workplace Humor

Product details

  • ISBN 9780367487195
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Apr 2021
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

This important new book provides a comprehensive analysis of humor from a social-psychological perspective, addressing questions about the use of humor and its effects in daily life. It examines the social psychology of humor on micro-level phenomena, such as attitudes, persuasion, and social perception, as well as exploring its use and effect on macro-level phenomena such as conformity, group processes, cohesion, and intergroup relations.

Humor is inherently a social experience, shared among people, essential to nearly every type of interpersonal relationship. In this accessible volume, Strick and Ford review current research and new theoretical advancements to identify pressing open questions and propose new directions for future research in the social psychology of humor. The book explores fascinating topics such as humor in advertising, political satire, and the importance of a sense of humor in maintaining romantic relationships. It also examines how racist or sexist humor can affect personal and intergroup relations, and discusses how to confront inappropriate jokes.

Offering new, precise, and operational conceptions of humor in social processes, this book will be essential reading for students and academics in social psychology, media, and communication studies.
About

Madelijn Strick is Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She teaches courses on social influence and communication. She has published extensively on the psychology of advertising, focusing (among other subjects) on the impact of humor, being moved, and narrative transportation.

Thomas E. Ford is a Professor of Psychology at Western Carolina University, USA. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research. His research interests include the role of disparagement humor in promoting expressions of prejudice and the relationship between humor and subjective well-being.