The Complexity of Workplace Humour: Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour

by Barbara Plester

Book Overview

Chapter 1: The Set-Up.- Chapter 2: Theorising Humor.- Chapter 3: Execution of a Joke: Types and Functions of Humor.- Chapter 4: Send in the Clowns.- Chapter 5: Boundaries.- Chapter 6: The Punch Line: Transgression and the Dark Side.- Chapter 7: Getting the Joke: Applause and Laughter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319356305
• ISBN13: 9783319356303
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"