Humour as a social system 17.01.2020

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Humour as a social system
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Humour 'breaks the ice' between strangers, and unites people in diffrent hierarchical positions.
Joking relationship build group identity and solidarity.
humane humour rules
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target yourself, use self depracating humour, target your own ethnic group or gender
never target a victim. Always target a strength so that empowers rather than humiliate the target. Remember: tragedy + time = comedy
The people of the Joke
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The scots became ‘’the people of the joke’’ about the same time as did the Jews.
Scottish jokes were about tricky Scotsmen who were covetous, argumentative, and obsessed with keeping the Sabbath
Promiscuous joking
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J. M Sykes says that obscene joking is more acceptable between the sexes when the jokers are not in danger of a real sexual relationship.

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