Kuipers, Giselinde. <br/><br/>
Good Humor, Bad Taste :  A Sociology of the Joke. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (312 pages) 
 - Humor Research [HR] Series ;  v.7 .
 - Humor Research [HR] Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Jokes, humor, and taste -- Part I. Style and social background -- Chapter 2. The joke: Genesis of an oral genre -- Chapter 3. Joke telling as communication style -- Chapter 4. The humor divide: Class, age, and humor styles -- Chapter 5. The logic of humor styles -- Part II. Taste and quality -- Chapter 6. The repertoire: Dutch joke culture -- Chapter 7. Temptation and transgression -- Chapter 8. Sense and sociability -- Part III. Comparing humor styles -- Chapter 9. National humor styles: Joke telling and social background in the United States -- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Sociology and the joke -- Appendix 1 : The jokes used in the Dutch survey -- Appendix 2: Dutch humorists and television programs -- Notes -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783110898996 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dutch wit and humor -- History and criticism.<br/>Wit and humor -- Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PT5346 -- .K8513 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.4/81