Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour

Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour Billig Michael Wydawca: SAGE Publications Inc Data wydania: 2005 ISBN: 9781412911436 Liczba stron: 272 Format: 230 x 156 x 16 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: 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.