{"product_id":"humor-in-infants-gina-c-mireault-9783319389615","title":"Humor in Infants: Developmental and Psychological Perspectives","description":"This volume explores in depth how infants--perhaps as young as three months--develop the capacity to appreciate, participate in, and create humor. Engagingly written, it synthesizes theories of humor, its subtle complexities, and why it exists despite seeming to have little survival value. Chapters trace the developing skills in the child's interactions with parents and others, the roles of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in humor, and related phenomena including absurdity, funniness, laughter, teasing, and play. These diverse perspectives offer rich insights into how the human mind learns from its environment, why humor is funny, and what humor can tell us about being human. \u003cbr\u003eThis singular text: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews theories and findings on humor and its critical role in social behavior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the challenges of researching humor in infants and young children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferentiates among concepts and contexts of humor and playfulness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSituates humor as a social-emotional as well as cognitive experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetails current research on humor in atypically developing children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the role of culture in humor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumor in Infants\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental psychology, infant mental health, social psychology, cognitive science, and pediatrics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gina C. Mireault,Vasudevi Reddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319389610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319389615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.16d","brand":"Gina C. Mireault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996286169343,"sku":"9783319389615","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humor-in-infants-gina-c-mireault-9783319389615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}