Punchlines : The Case for Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Humor
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Book Description
The concept of ethnic, racial, and gender humor is as sensitive a subject today as it has ever been; yet at no time in the past have we had such a quantity of this humor circulating throughout society. We can see the power of such content manifested continually in our culture's films and stand-up comedy routines, as well as on popular TV sitcoms, where Jewish, black, Asian, Hispanic, and gay characters and topics have seemingly become essential to comic scenarios. Though such humor is often cruel, it can be a source of pride and play among minorities, women, and gays. Leon Rappoport's incisive account takes an in-depth look at ethnic, racial and gender humor. Despite the polarization that is often apparent in the debates such humor evokes, the most important melting pot in this country may be the one that we enter when we share a laugh at ourselves.
About the Author
LEON RAPPOPORT is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Kansas State University. A prolific author of many research articles, review essays, and book chapters, he has also published books on personality, decision-making, psychohistory, and the Holocaust. His current work in humor is based on several years spent researching and teaching classes about the significance of ethnic, racial and gender humor at Kansas State University.
Punchlines : The Case for Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Humor,Leon Rappoport,Praeger Publishers,0275987647,Anthropology - Cultural,Cultural And Social Anthropology,Ethnic wit and humor,History and criticism,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Social aspects,Sociology,Topic - Political,Wit and humor,Social Science / Popular Culture
Punchlines : The Case for Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Humor
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