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Preface and Acknowledgments …ix
1. Introduction and Overview …1
How Can We Determine a Person’s “Sense of Humor”? …1
Chapter Overviews …3
Points of Departure …12
2. Anthropology and Ethnic Studies …13
African-American Humor …14
American Indian Humor …16
Gaelic Humor (Irish, Scottish, and Welsh) …19
Hispanic Humor …22
Jewish Humor …24
Points of Departure …26
3. Irony, Parody, and Satire in Art …28
Caricatures and Cartoons …30
Comics, Comix, and the Graphic Novel …34
A Historical Perspective …36
Points of Departure …40
4. Business …43
Management and Marketing …43
Today’s World of Marketing …50
Humor to Relieve Tensions …51
Points of Departure …53
5. Computer Science …55
How the Digital Age Is Changing Humor …61
Humor as Self-Defense …64
Cooperative Humor …65
Laughing at Digital Media …65
New Ways to Watch Humor on “TV”…66
Points of Departure …68
6. Education and Children’s Literature …69
Age Differences: Teachers vs. Students …72
Humor across the Generations …74
The Values of Humor in Education …75
Children’s Television 77Children’s Literature …78
Points of Departure …83
7. Gender Studies …85
The Humane Humor Rule …86
Humorous Names for Males and Females …90
Feminist Humor …91
Points of Departure …93
8. Geography …95
Humorous Place Names …95
Points of Departure …106
9. Gerontology …109
Points of Departure …116
10. History …121
New Opportunities for Minorities …122
Historical Drama …124
Current Sitcoms …126
Folk Humor as History …127
Points of Departure …133
11. Journalism …136
Spin in Today’s Political News …136
The Legacy of “The Yellow Kid” …139
Changing Times in Journalism …140
Erma Bombeck and Art Buchwald …141
The Web vs. Newsprint …145
Obituaries: Newspapers vs. Online Stories …146
Points of Departure …149
12. Law …150
Legal Humor: A Historical Perspective …151
Humor and Governance …151
The Light Side of Legal Humor …152
Jokes about Lawyers …153
Parody Case: Hustler vs. Jerry Falwell …155
Judge Judy 158Who Owns a Tweet? …160
Funny State Laws 161Points of Departure …163
13. Linguistics …164
Horation vs. Juvenalian Satire …165
Funny Scripts …166
English Language Learners …174
Points of Departure …175
14. Literature …177
Humor in Harry Potter …182
Humorous Schemes and Tropes …184
Humorous Allusions to Children’s Literature …189
Points of Departure …191
15. Medicine and Health …193
Patch Adams: A Cultural Icon …197
Humor and Our Bodies …199
How Medical Practitioners Joke …200
Points of Departure …204
16. Music …205
Emotional Effects of Music …205
Musical Theater …206
Novelty Songs on the Radio …208
Action Songs …209
Satire and Parody …210
Historical Musical Humor …210
Personal Tastes in Music …212
Humorous Composers …213
Points of Departure …216
17. Names …218
Humorous Lexicalizations and Eponyms …219
Four Processes of Language Change …220
Humorous Eponyms …221
Changing Your Name …223
Young Adults Changing their Names …224
Funny and Not-So-Funny Name Changes …225
The Humorous Recycling of Names …226
Humorous Commercial Names …227
Anthony Weiner and His Name …228
Points of Departure …232
18. Performing Arts: Theater, Dance, and Music …234
The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas …234
Irony, Satire, and Parody in the Movies …238
Darker Humor in the Movies …242
Points of Departure …246
19. Philosophy …248
The Miracle of Language …248
The Speech Organs …248
A Universal Theory of Humor …251
Ambiguity and Vagueness in Language …254
A Philosophical Joke about a Chicken …256
What Philosophers Say about Humor …258
Points of Departure …260
20. Physical Education and Sports Mascots …262
Good Sports and Language Play …266
Sports Mascots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly …270
A Historical Note about American Indians …272
Points of Departure …277
21. Politics …278
The Jokes that Impeached a Governor …282
Political Humor on Late-Night Television …288
Points of Departure …290
22. Psychology …293
The Development of Humor Appreciation …293
A Comic Vision vs. a Tragic Vision …295
Humorous Traits, States, and Behaviors …296
Health Psychology …299
The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) …301
Sarcasm …303
Cruel Practical Joking …305
Points of Departure …307
23. Religion …308
Accidental Religious Humor from Children …313
Humor to Relieve Mild Religious Stress …316
Expanding Ecumenical Considerations …318
Points of Departure …319
24. Rhetoric and Composition …320
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos – Tough, Sweet, and Stuffy …321
Grice’s Cooperative Principle …323
Errors vs. Rhetorical Devices …326
Points of Departure …331
25. Sociology 333Clowns …334
Humor and Hostility …341
The Scary Clowns of 2016 …342
Points of Departure …347
Bibliography …349
Index …367