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Edwards, Christian. "Power and inclusion in coaching : the role of humour." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/9589.
Full textAlston, Sylvia, and n/a. "Where meaning collapses: a creative exploration of the role of humour and laughter in trauma." University of Canberra. Professional Communication, 2009. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20091215.114305.
Full textBoost, Jörn Max Friedrich. "An examination of the role of wordplay in Freud's theory of humour." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1985. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31948741.
Full textIrwin, Helen. "The role, impact and experience of humour in later life and dementia." Thesis, University of Hull, 2015. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:12425.
Full textBoost, Jörn Max Friedrich. "An examination of the role of wordplay in Freud's theory of humour." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12367680.
Full textFairclough, Natalie R. "Burnout in academics : the role of humour and optimism as stress buffers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/995.
Full textGrover, Jennifer J. "The role of reversal theory in moderating occupational stress in British police officers, special constables and civilian support staff." Thesis, Open University, 1999. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57955/.
Full textCandita, Linda A. "Hooked on humour achieving rapport in humorous interactions between men and women who are friends /." View thesis, 2008. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/38155.
Full textA thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Communication Arts, in full satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographical references.
Donnelly, Edward Gerald. "Who's in the mood for funny business? : context effects, consumer personalities and the role of humour in advertising." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24528.
Full textBowd, Jamie. "Laughter for Development: An Explorative Study into Humour’s Potential Role in Influencing Stereotypical Representation." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21955.
Full textMonteiro, Lunardi Gabriela. ""The 'Zoeira' Never Ends": The role of internet memes in contemporary Brazilian culture." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122223/1/Gabriela_Monteiro%20Lunardi_Thesis.pdf.
Full textHorlacher, Stefan. "Slightly Quixotic: Comic Strategies, Sexual Role Stereotyping and the Functionalization of Femininity in David Lodge's Trilogy of Campus Novels under Special Consideration of 'Nice Work' (1988)." De Gruyter, 2007. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A36417.
Full textAyad, Khaled A. A. "The role of edutainment in e-learning : an empirical study." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/5180.
Full textElisabeth, Franke Franziska. "Humor in Pride and Prejudice : The Role of Humor in Austen’s Novel of Development." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Engelska, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-22530.
Full textMurtha, William Gearty. "The role of trickster humor in social evolution." Thesis, The University of North Dakota, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1552210.
Full textTrickster humor is ubiquitous. Every society has some version of trickster and each society tells the stories of trickster over and over again to both enlighten and entertain. This thesis argues that trickster humor plays a fundamental role in helping society adapt by challenging social norms. Because trickster stories are humorous they are entertaining, because they critique social behaviors they are instructive. Tricksters break social rules, leaving society to remake them. This thesis examines the works of American Humorists Tom Robbins and Edward Abbey, particularly Still Life with Woodpecker and The Monkey Wrench Gang, arguing that these authors are contemporary trickster figures whose work not only entertains their audience but through their rule breaking offers them new possibilities in dealing with the unresolved conflicts American society is wrestling with in the last quarter of the twentieth century and beyond.
Gunning, Barbara L. "The Role that Humor Plays in Shaping Organizational Culture." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1101326392.
Full textStrain, Megan. "“Sorry! I left it at home”: examining rape humor’s potential role in rape culture." Diss., Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18180.
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Donald A. Saucier
The current studies examine two types of rape humor to determine whether there are differences in individuals’ evaluations and understanding of each. Reinforcing rape humor is that which contributes to the normalization of rape, while subversive humor challenges it. Across two studies, I compared these types of humor to determine if individuals’ evaluations (i.e., as funny, offensive, etc.) and understanding differed between types (and compared to neutral humor), as well as how individual difference variables may moderate those effects. Results suggest that while there is variation in individuals’ understanding of subversive humor depending on the way in which they are asked to express their understanding, subversive humor evokes more positive evaluations than reinforcing rape humor, as expected. Additionally, reinforcing rape humor also evoked variation in understanding, which was related to participants’ evaluations of the humor, and selected individual differences. Examining these research questions provides insight into an issue that has become increasingly important in the United States, and may also inform us about the potential role of humor in contributing to the national discussion on this issue. Thus, although some have suggested that rape humor is never appropriate, these studies suggest that there is potential for humor to be an effective tool in working toward diminishing rape culture.
FRIEL, PATRICIA E. "HUMOR IN THE LIFE OF A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION: A CATALYST TO REDUCED STRESS AND ENHANCED PERFORMANCE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1100888676.
Full textKEBIR, ABDEL-KARIM. "La carbamazepine dans les troubles bipolaires de l'humeur : efficacite, tolerance et role des taux plasmatiques." Toulouse 3, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989TOU31122.
Full textSENIOR, Rosemary, and r. senior@curtin edu au. "The good language class: teacher perceptions." Edith Cowan University. Education And Arts: School Of Education And Arts, 1999. http://adt.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2006.0002.html.
Full textBentley-Edwards, Melissa Ann. "Laughing in the Shadow: The Role of Humor in Ghost Story Telling." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2006. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2201.
Full textBODIN, RENAULT MICHELE. "Le role du terrain bipolaire dans l'expression des troubles thymiques du post-partum." Rennes 1, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993REN1M146.
Full textYao, Xin. "Ego depletion in emotional labor : the role of humor and methods of acting /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8758.
Full textWaters, Leah E. "The Persuasive Power of Ridicule: A Critical Rhetorical Analysis of Gender and Humor in U.S. Sitcoms." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984248/.
Full textKrelko, Rebecca Elizabeth. "Homophobia, Humor and Male Rape: Family Guy's Role in the Modern Construction of Hegemonic Masculinity." Ohio University Art and Sciences Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1366995686.
Full textKnight, Jacquelyn E. "The Role of Social Exclusion as a Mediator of Humor Style Among Dark Triad Personalities." Marietta College / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1450361397.
Full textSteele, James. "The Role Humor Plays in Facilitating Rapport, Engagement, and Motivation in Graduate Online Learning Environments." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011748/.
Full textBartel, Olivia. "Ted & Lee present the Bible an analysis of their intermediary role between drama and scripture /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.
Full textPeterson, Katrina M. "Humor, Characterization, Plot: The Role of Secondary Characters in Late Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Novels." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1303262727.
Full textMartin, Daniel D. "The use of humor in the social construction of role relationships in a behavioral treatment setting." PDXScholar, 1985. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3577.
Full textCosta, Simone Muller. "A interface humor e trabalho de face: o uso da provocação como estratégia de aproximação/afastamento." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2015. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/1411.
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Neste trabalho, investigamos a relação entre humor, im/polidez, trabalho de face e papéis em episódios do programa “Quatro em Campo”. Esse é um programa de rádio, exibido de segunda a sexta, pela rádio CBN e tem como foco discutir futebol. O programa tem o formato de uma mesa redonda, com um apresentador/mediador e três apresentadores/comentaristas. Embora o foco do programa seja futebol, muitas vezes, surgem provocações humorísticas, que podem atacar tanto aspectos da vida pessoal quanto profissional dos participantes. A literatura estudada aponta que sempre houve dificuldades em definir humor e, que, por isso, a primeira Teoria do Humor só surgiu em 1985 (RASKIN, 1985). Mais recentemente, alguns autores (NORRICK (1993); HOLMES (2000)) têm buscado definir o humor em situaçãoes reais de interação, considerando, principalmente, a forma como o alvo reage aos supostos enunciados humorísticos. Attardo (1994) defende que a provocação é um tipo de humor que traz em si um elemento de “crítica” e se realiza com a presença do alvo da crítica na interação. Assim, por ter se mostrado recorrente em nossos dados, o nosso foco de análise serão as provocações. Deste modo, adotando uma perspectiva relacional em estudos do discuro e uma abordagem interpretativista em análise de dados, buscamos verificar: os papéis que caracterizam/constituem o tipo de atividade analisada (Quatro em Campo); a relação entre humor e trabalho de face; e como as provocações emergem e são negociadas no discurso. A análise desses dados mostra que, nesse contexto, as provocações emergem, principalmente, quando um comentário esportivo gera algum tipo de desacordo/dissenso entre os participantes. Com essas provocações, busca-se uma mudança do enquadre que está sendo dado ao tópico em curso. Entretanto, essa mudança depende da forma como os alvos das provocações as recebem. Notou-se que há uma relação entre a forma como os participantes reagem às provocações e o papel que eles assumem, por exemplo, se o de comentarista esportivo ou de torcedor. De forma geral, o uso do humor se mostrou ambivalente, produzindo, ao mesmo tempo, afastamento e aproximação entre os interactantes.
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between humor, im/politeness, facework and roles in episodes of the program “Quatro em Campo”. It`s a radio program, aired from Monday to Friday by CBN radio and it focuses discussions about soccer. The program is shaped as a round table, with a presenter/facilitator and three presenters/commentators. Although the program`s focuses, as it`s said, is soccer, many times, emerge humorous provocations. The literature has sowed that there have always been difficulties in defining humor and so the first Theory of Humor was built only in 1985 (RASKIN, 1985). More recently, some authors (NORRICK (1993); HOLMES (2000)) has been sought to define humor in real situations of interaction. Attardo (1994) argues that provocation is a type of humour which brings in it a critical element and it is done in the target`s of criticism presence. So, considering the fact that provocations have showed be recurring in our data, our anlysis focus will be provocations. Thus, adopting a relational perspective in the discourse studies and a interpretative approach to data analysis, we seek to ascertain: the roles which characterize/ constitute the type of activity analyzed (Quatro em Campo); the relationship between humor and facework; and how the provocations emerge and how they are managed in the discourse. The analysis of data shows that, in this context, the provocations emerge, mainly, when a sporting commentary generates some kind of disagreement or dissent among the participants. With these provocations, the participants seek a change in the frame wich has being given to the current topic. However, this change depends on how the provocations` target receive them. It`s been noted that there is a relation between the way how participants react to provocations and the role they assume, for example, if it is the commentator role or the fan role. Moreover, in a general way, the use of humor has showed to be ambivalent, producing, at the same time, separation and connection among interactants.
Paul, Palisin M. "The Role of Verbal Aggression and Humor in Father-Son Relationships and its Impact on Relational Satisfaction." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1355191133.
Full textSwaminathan, Swarup Sai. "The Role of SPARC in Aqueous Humor Outflow and TGFß2-mediated Ocular Hypertension in a Murine Model." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://etds.lib.harvard.edu/hms/admin/view/56.
Full textMadsen, Kristiane. "Humor as a Moderating Variable of the Relationship Between Family Conflict and Self-Regulation in Children: A Two-Year Panel Study." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2295.
Full textSevim, Burcu. "Roles Of Attachment Styles And Anger On Relationship Satisfaction And Life Satisfaction: Mediator Roles Of Humor, Intimacy, And Psychological Problems." Phd thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613760/index.pdf.
Full texts Love Scale was translated to Turkish by using Relationship Happiness Scale. Data was gathered from 240 participants from different ages, cities, and soscio-economic status. Reliability and validity assessments were conducted for the whole scale and the subscales: intimacy, passion and commitment. At the second phase 519 subjects (married or dating) participated in the study. The participants were given Humor Styles Questionnaire, Coping Humor Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Version, Sternberg Triangular Love v Scale, State-Trait Anger Scale, Basic Personality Traits Inventory, Relationship Happiness Scale, Brief Symptoms Inventory and Life Satisfaction Scale. The results indicated that the proposed model had satisfactory fit expect effect of personality on humor and effect of attachment on anger. Positive personality traits did not have an effect on adaptive humor styles used whereas negative personlity traits affected maladaptive humor styles and attachment had a direct effect on anger. The results showed the importance of intimacy and maladaptive humor styles on relationship and life satisfaction. These results, the importance and effects of humor and intimacy in romantic relationships and therapeutic applications were discussed in the frame of relevant literature.
Jorgensen, Andrew S. "James Thurber's Little Man and the Battle of the Sexes: The Humor of Gender and Conflict." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2006. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/946.
Full textHallerström, Jacob. "Konstverkets roll i samtida reklam : Funktioner, meningsskapande och en jämförelse mellan svensk och singaporiansk reklam." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för mediestudier, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-165559.
Full textAston, Richard Michael. "The role of the fool and the carnivalesque in post-1945 German prose fiction on the Third Reich." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2005. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:10b3780b-66bd-4467-849f-8648ec969c55.
Full textMontlahuc, Pascal. "Le pouvoir des bons mots : "faire rire" et politique à Rome du milieu du IIIe siècle a.C. à l'avènement des Antonins." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016USPCC130.
Full textThis work explores the links between risum mouere and Roman political competition from the two last centuries of the Republic to the beginnings of the Principate. It is necessary to go beyond a critical discussion of the influential theories of the good orator and homo urbanus (mostly conceptualized by Cicero and Quintilian) and instead to adopt a historicizing and complex reading of the phenomenon, conceiving political humor as an ever-changing object shaped by orators, jokes, audiences, and political struggles. In order to understand its role in the roman city, political humor thus needs to be considered as a contextualized whole. The first part of the dissertation considers risum mouere in the context of trials, in the Senate, on the Forum, in the street or at war. Each of these case studies reveals a type of political humor that is freely and openly used in public life. The second part tries to determine what impact Caesar’s rise and the triumvirs had on political competition and, at the same time, on the possibilities of using political humor in the city. This section sheds light on the multiple ways in which the aristocrats and people of Rome continued to mock the powerful (Caesar, Antony and Octavian) by using more discreet channels (correspondence, graffiti, triumphal songs), and how these enabled them to keep expressing strong political opposition, which was otherwise dangerous to address in broad daylight. The third and last part focuses on the first century A.D. and discusses the opposition elaborated by ancient authors between the “good prince”, who was naturally comfortable with political humor, and the repressive “tyrant”. A critical study of the literary documentation shows that every Princeps tended to discourage political humor when it meant an effective danger for the imperial authority, but also that emperors knew how to use laughter and humor to create a form of “inapproachable approachability” which constituted a foundation of imperial charisma and strengthened the new regime, born from the “Roman revolution”
Senior, Rosemary. "The good language class: Teacher perceptions." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1999. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/119.
Full textJonas-Fowler, Joycelyn. "Is This Black Enough for You? A Comparative Analysis of African-American Families Portrayed in Black Family Television Comedies between 1980 and 2000." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2018. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cauetds/134.
Full textWebb, Joel C. "Drawing Defeat: Caricaturing War, Race, and Gender in Fin de Siglo Spain." Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/283/.
Full textBrown, Dominic Stewart. "Inequalities in morbidity and mortality over time and space in the Yorkshire and The Humber region : the roles of deprivation, migration and lifestyle, with special reference to prostate cancer." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270901.
Full textBompar, Laurent. "Les facteurs influençant l'efficacité de la première relation commerciale." Phd thesis, Conservatoire national des arts et metiers - CNAM, 2010. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00505567.
Full textCandita, Linda A., University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, and School of Communication Arts. "Hooked on humour : achieving rapport in humorous interactions between men and women who are friends." 2008. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/38155.
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Dubská, Veronika. "Humor na facebooku a jeho role v předvolební prezidentské kampani." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-328751.
Full textKubištová, Lenka. "Role pánských lifestylových časopisů na českém mediálním trhu se zaměřením na časopis Maxim." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-321524.
Full textDern, Nathan James. "Improvising Humor: An Ethnography of Comedy Theater." Thesis, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8R79XNC.
Full textLI-CHUAN, LEE, and 李麗娟. "The Role of Humor in Marital Adjustment." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/egf93a.
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Through qualitative interviews, this study collected anecdotes about the lives of married couples who feel that they have experienced a smooth marital adjustment. Their stories provide a deeper understanding of the ways married couples use humor in their interactions with each other and examine the role of humor in marital adjustment as well. This study used the interview content to identify three humor-oriented approaches to marital conflicts. These are provided below as a reference for married individuals who may currently be facing marital issues. 1. The emotional aspect: Remember their good intentions, and react with love Certain marital conflicts can arise from needing assurance that their spouse’s love for them remains intact. However, realizing that the latter’s reactions are motivated by love can allow the individual to respond lovingly. The lighthearted talks that follow will create a stronger sense of security and add excitement to an otherwise routine life. Over time, the love in a marriage will only grow deeper and more meaningful. 2. The personal aspect: Focus on the big picture and avoid conflicts From the moment they say “I do” , the two people in a marriage must face the realities of everyday life together. However, placing a magnifying glass on every problem in their life or their partner’s flaws can have tragic consequences for a marriage. By offering varying ways to understand this common difficulty in marriages, the interview subjects showed that logical reasoning rarely has a place in marital resolution. Instead, the secret to success is the “playing dumb to win smart” strategy: rising above intentional provocation as a way to maintain peace. 3. The life aspect: Even the best of friends must part, so cherish your opportunities Even the most perfect stories have a beginning and an end. While we oftentimes celebrate the beginning of a new life, we forget that everything comes to an end. Marriage is no exception. Based on their own experiences, the interview subjects of this study shared that one approach for avoiding a lifetime of regret is to believe that encounters happen for a reason, so cherish your partner. After all, it takes a thousand years to bring two people to share the same pillow, according to a Chinese proverb. Similarly, our research found that humor and marriage reflected the interactive cycles of the yin-and-yang symbols in tai chi. Like the tai chi eye, humor keeps married life moving smoothly, and its role in marital adjustment is to alleviate marital issues. This study used its findings to examine the research topic from two perspectives – attitude toward life and learning from humor – and offered actionable suggestions on their real-life application. It is hoped that this will serve as a reference for other academics or married individuals in better understanding marital adjustment.
Adams, Elizabeth A. "The role of playful humor in art therapy." Thesis, 2002. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/1852/1/MQ74861.pdf.
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