Cracking Jokes: Studies of Sick Humor Cycles & Stereotypes
Analyzes popular jokes to reveal some of the anxieties these jokes reflect and discusses how this genre of folklore acts as a socially acceptable outlet for expressing taboo subjects and ideas
GenresWit and humorPsychological aspectsStereotypes (Social psychology)
198 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 1987 by Ten Speed Press · ISBN 9780898151886
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English
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- Cracking Jokes: Studies of Sick Humor Cycles & Stereotypes · Ten Speed Press · 1987 · ISBN 9780898152067
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