02603nam 2200685 a 450 991045089470332120200520144314.01-4462-1177-01-4462-3099-61-281-24470-897866112447051-84787-794-X(CKB)1000000000411928(EBL)334443(OCoLC)476142316(SSID)ssj0000189710(PQKBManifestationID)11199386(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189710(PQKBWorkID)10165577(PQKB)10381051(MiAaPQ)EBC334443(OCoLC)809969556(StDuBDS)EDZ0000071569(PPN)183409647(Au-PeEL)EBL334443(CaPaEBR)ebr10218085(CaONFJC)MIL124470(EXLCZ)99100000000041192820120405d2005 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLaughing and ridicule[electronic resource] towards a social critique of laughter /Michael BilligLondon SAGE20051 online resource (273 p.)Theory, culture & societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4129-0250-9 1-4129-1143-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Prelims; Contents; Introduction; 2 A Critique of Positive Humour; Part I - Historical Aspects; 3 Superiority Theories; 4 Incongruity Theories and Gentlemanly Laughter; 5 Victorian Relief Theory; 6 Bergson and the Function of Humour; 7 Freud and the Hidden Secrets of Jokes; Part II - II Theoretical Aspects; 8 Laughter and Unlaughter; 9 Embarrassment, Humour and the Social Order; 10 Final Remarks; References; Name Index; Subject IndexTackling the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves, this text develops a critique of humour proposing a social theory that places humour in the form of ridicule as central to social life.Published in association with Theory, Culture & SocietyLaughterRidiculeWit and humorElectronic books.Laughter.Ridicule.Wit and humor.152.4/3Billig Michael141985StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910450894703321Laughing and ridicule1899675UNINA