Handbook of Humor Research
. Ed(S): McGhee, Paul E.; Goldstein, Jeffrey H.
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Paperback. Editor(s): McGhee, Paul E.; Goldstein, Jeffrey H. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Progress in understanding humor and developing a comprehensive, testable theory of humor has been slow in coming. Fortunately, we do not need to have at our command a thorough understanding of a phenomenon in order to make use of it. In Volume II, Applied Studies, of the Handbook of Humor Research, there is a movement away from theoretical issues that lay beneath humor and laughter as biological, psychological, and social acts. Rather than attempting to deal with the dynamics of humor-with why a particular situation or object elicits laughter-the chapters in Volume II explore humor and laughter as behaviors that ... Read more
Progress in understanding humor and developing a comprehensive, testable theory of humor has been slow in coming. Fortunately, we do not need to have at our command a thorough understanding of a phenomenon in order to make use of it. In Volume II, Applied Studies, of the Handbook of Humor Research, there is a movement away from theoretical issues that lay beneath humor and laughter as biological, psychological, and social acts. Rather than attempting to deal with the dynamics of humor-with why a particular situation or object elicits laughter-the chapters in Volume II explore humor and laughter as behaviors that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461382386
SKU
V9781461382386
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