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Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour

Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour

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Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society

CognitionGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1412911435
ISBN13: 9781412911436
Publisher: Sage Pubn
Published: Oct 3 2005
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.16 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
This delightful, thought-provoking book tackles head-on the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves. The author proposes a social theory that places humour central to social life. Billig argues that all cultures use ridicule as a disciplinary means to uphold norms of conduct and conventions of meaning.

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