Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781412911436)

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.

Author: Michael Billig
ISBN-10: 1412911435
ISBN-13: 9781412911436
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2005
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.10h x 8.16w x 0.60d