Ethnic Humor Around the World: A Comparative Analysis

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Indiana University Press, 1990 - 404 pagina's
Features a scholarly study of various societies' hostile humor. This book takes a serious look at humor, drawing on the work of psychologists, folklorists, and philosophers, but also is intended for those who are curious as to why we laugh at ethnic jokes.

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Who Gets Called Stupid?
40
The Stupid and the Dirty
84
Who Gets Called Canny?
102
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Christie Davies is professor of sociology at the University of Reading, England, where he teaches the sociology of morality & a master's course unit on Death & the State.

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