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Jokes and Targets takes up an appealing and entertaining topic-the social and historical origins of jokes about familiar targets such as rustics, Jewish spouses, used car salesmen, and dumb blondes. Christie Davies explains why political jokes flourished in the Soviet Union, why Europeans tell jokes about American lawyers but not about their own lawyers, and why sex jokes often refer to France rather than to other countries. One of the world's leading experts on the study of humor, Davies provides a wide-ranging and detailed study of the jokes that make up an important part of everyday conversation.
Jokes and Targets takes up an appealing and entertaining topic-the social and historical origins of jokes about familiar targets such as rustics, Jewish spouses, used car salesmen, and dumb blondes. Christie Davies explains why political jokes flourished in the Soviet Union, why Europeans tell jokes about American lawyers but not about their own lawyers, and why sex jokes often refer to France rather than to other countries. One of the world's leading experts on the study of humor, Davies provides a wide-ranging and detailed study of the jokes that make up an important part of everyday conversation.
Christie Davies is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Reading, UK. He was president of the International Society for Humor Studies in 2008-2009. His previous books include Ethnic Humor around the World: A Comparative Analysis (IUP, 1990); Jokes and their Relation to Society; and The Mirth of Nations.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Study Jokes and Targets?
1. Mind over Matter: A General Theory of Jokes about the Stupid and the Canny
2. Blondes, Sex, and the French
3. Jewish Women and Jewish Men
4. Sex between Men: Places, Occupations, and Classes
5. The Great American Lawyer Joke Cycle
6. The Rise of the Soviet Joke and the Fall of the Soviet Union
Conclusion
References
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Indiana University Press |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780253223029 |
| ISBN-10: | 0253223024 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Davies, Christie |
| Hersteller: | Indiana University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk |
| Maße: | 230 x 154 x 28 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Christie Davies |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.05.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,554 kg |