Laughter and Ridicule
：Towards a Social Critique of Humour
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Publication subTitle ：Towards a Social Critique of Humour
Publication series ：1
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 2005
E-ISBN: 9781847877949
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781412911436
Subject： C91 Sociology
Keyword： 社会学
Language： ENG
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Description
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.