It's a Funny Thing, Humour. Proceedings of The International Conference on Humour and Laughter 1976

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xi-xii, Tony Chapman, Hugh Foot
Foreword, Pages xiii-xv, B.M. Foss
If Hamlet Had Had A Sense of Humour, Pages 3-5, Harvey Mindess
The Psychoanalytic Theory of Humour and Laughter, Pages 7-12, Paul Kline
Humour as a Tool of Social Interaction, Pages 13-16, Thomas R. Kane, Jerry Suls, James T. Tedeschi
American Humour and the Spirit of the Times, Pages 17-21, Lawrence E. Mintz
The Appeasement Function of Mirthful Laughter, Pages 23-26, William F. Fry Jr.
A Model of the Origins and Early Development of Incongruity-Based Humour, Pages 27-36, Paul E. McGhee
Elephants and Marshmallows: A Theoretical Synthesis of Incongruity-Resolution and Arousal Theories of Humour, Pages 37-40, Mary K. Rothbart, Diana Pien
Cognitive and Disparagement Theories of Humour: A Theoretical and Empirical Synthesis, Pages 41-45, Jerry Suls
Operationalization of Incongruity in Humour Research: A Critique and Suggestions, Pages 47-51, Göran Nerhardt
Humour as a Form of Social Control: A Deviance Approach, Pages 53-55, Chris Powell
Black Humour in the Modern Cartoon, Pages 57-59, Robert Barshay
Verbal Jokes as De-Transformed Utterances and as Speech Acts, Pages 61-64, John Bradshaw
The Psycho-Logic of Political Humour, Pages 65-69, Charles E. Schutz
The Great Screen Clowns and the Development of World Cinema, Pages 71-72, Stuart Keen
The Art of Revue: Further Emphases for the Psychology of Humour, Pages 73-85, Michael O'Mahony, Robert Palmer, Jennifer King
Psychological Approaches to the Study of Humour, Pages 87-94, Mary K. Rothbart
Humour and the Theory of Psychological Reversals, Pages 95-100, Michael J. Apter, K.C.P. Smith
Some Characteristics of Resting Respiration as Predictors of Laughter, Pages 101-104, Sven Sveback
Mirth Measurement: A New Technique, Pages 105-111, Michael Mair, John Kirkland
The Logic of Humour and the Humour in Logic, Pages 113-114, John Paulos
From Joseph Grimaldi to Charlie Cairoli: A Semiotic Approach to Humour, Pages 115-117, Paul Bouissac
Comic Mythos and Children's Literature - Or, Out of the Fryeing Pan and into the Pyre, Pages 119-121, Samuel Schuman
Approaches to the Study of Humour: Discussion, Pages 123-125, Anthony Gale
Humour as a form of Therapy: Introduction to Symposium, Pages 127-137, Jacob Levine
The Essential Ambiguity of, and in, Humour, Pages 139-142, Aaron Hershkowitz
The Sense of Humour: Actualizer of Persons and Theories, Pages 143-147, Walter E. O'Connell
The Use of Jokes in Psychotherapy, Pages 149-151, Saul A. Grossman
The Place of Humour in Adult Psychotherapy, Pages 153-156, Barbara Killinger
Humour, Irony and Self-Detachment, Pages 157-158, David Cohen
The Use and Abuse of Humour in the World of the Family: Current Trends in America, Page 159, Melanie Allen
Humour in Psychotherapy, Pages 161-164, Harold Greenwald
Cross Cultural Research: Humour Here and There, Pages 167-174, Jeffrey H. Goldstein
A Cross-Cultural Study of the Structure of Humour, Pages 175-179, Thomas R. Shultz
Magnificent Liars: Exaggeration in American Humour, Pages 181-183, Arlen J. Hansen
Play and Ritual: Complementary Frames of Meta-Communication, Pages 185-192, Don Handelman
Social Occasions for Joking: A Cross-Cultural Study, Pages 193-197, Patricia J. Castell, Jeffrey H. Goldstein
Children's Humour: A Review of Current Research Trends, Pages 199-209, Paul E. McGhee
Measuring Effects of Incongruity and Resolution in Children's Humour, Pages 211-213, Diana Pien, Mary K. Rothbart
Humour in Children Related to Piaget's Theory of Intellectual Development, Pages 215-218, Chris Athey
Birth Order and Humour Responsiveness in Young Children, Pages 219-221, Antony J. Chapman, Linda J.M. Speck
A Developmental Analysis of Children's Favourite Jokes, Page 223, Jennings Bryant, Timothy P. Meyer
Developmental Levels in Explanations of Humour From Childhood to Late Adolescence, Pages 225-228, Alice Sheppard
Comprehension and Emotional Adhesion in the Genetics of Humour, Pages 229-232, Françoise Bariaud
Children's Humour: Discussion, Pages 233-234, Derek S. Wright
Ethnic Humour: From Paradoxes Towards Principles, Pages 237-260, Lawrence La Fave
Context and Ethnic Humour in Intergroup Relations, Pages 261-265, Richard Y. Bourhis, Nicholas J. Gadfield, Howard Giles, Henri Tajfel
The Mass Media and the Functions of Ethnic Humour in a Racist Society, Pages 267-272, Charles Husband
Vicarious Superiority, Injustice, and Aggression in Humour: The Role of the Playful ‘Judgmental Set’, Pages 273-276, Roger C. Mannell
Ethnic Humour is No Joke, Pages 277-280, Hwenje Mutuma, Lawrence La Fave, Roger Mannell, Ann Marie Guilmette
Ethnic Humour as a Function of Social-Normative Incongruity and Ego-Involvement, Pages 281-282, Naresh Issar, Sarah Yee Wah Tsang, Lawrence La Fave, Ann Guilmette, Khetar Issar
An Irony of Irony: The Left-Handed Insult in Intragroup Humour, Pages 283-285, Lawrence La Fave, Roger Mannell, Ann Marie Guilmette
Ethnic Humour: Discussion, Pages 287-289, Lawrence E. Mintz
Humour and Communication: Introduction to Symposium, Pages 291-301, Dolf Zillmann
Tedentious Humour in the Mass Media, Pages 303-310, Joanne R. Cantor
The Changing Stereotype of the Welsh in English Jokes, Pages 311-314, Christie Davies
Humour in Situ: The Role of Humour in Small Group Culture, Pages 315-318, Gary Alan Fine
Developmental Aspects of Humour and Laughter in Young Adolescent Girls, Page 319, Rita Ransohoff
Tracking the Intractable - The Analysis of Humour in the Study of Value Systems, Page 320, C. Edward Hopen
Degree of Hostility in Squelches as a Factor in Humour Appreciation, Pages 321-327, Jennings Bryant
The Function of Humour in the Classroom, Page 328, Eric G. Linfield
Humour and Communication: Discussion, Pages 329-333, Gary Alan Fine
Individual Differences, Personality, and Humour Appreciation: Introduction to Symposium, Pages 335-349, Howard Leventhal, Martin A. Safer
Conceptual Tempo as an Individual Difference Variable in Children's Humour Development, Pages 351-355, David M. Brodzinsky
Ecological Determinants of Gleeful Behaviours in Two Nursery School Environments, Pages 357-360, Lawrence Sherman
Individual Differences in Children's Social Responsiveness in Humour Situations, Pages 361-364, Hugh C. Foot, Jean R. Smith, Antony J. Chapman
Sex-Role Attitudes, Sex Differences, and Comedians' Sex, Pages 365-368, Alice Sheppard
Female Responses to Chauvinist Humour, Pages 369-370, David K.B. Nias, Glenn D. Wilson
A Genetic Analysis of Humour Preferences, Pages 371-373, David K.B. Nias, Glenn D. Wilson
Individual Differences in Humour: Discussion, Pages 375-376, Paul Kline
The World of Comedy: Introduction to Symposium, Pages 379-384, William F. Fry Jr.
Laughter and Joking — The Structural Axis, Pages 385-390, Paul Taylor
A Structural Approach to Humour in Farce, Pages 391-394, Jessica R. Milner Davis
Uses and Abuses of Canned Laughter, Pages 395-398, Ray Fuller
Funny Ha Ha or Funny Peculiar, Pages 399-402, Anthony Buffery
Humour as a System of Communication, Page 403, Arthur Asa Berger
Favourite Jokes of Children and Their Dynamic Relation to Intra-Familial Conflicts, Pages 407-411, Atalay Yörükoĝlu
Humour and Fairy Tales: Quests for Wider Worlds, Pages 413-416, Julius E. Heuscher
Nonverbal Communication Among Friends and Strangers Sharing Humour, Pages 417-420, Jean R. Smith, Hugh C. Foot, Antony J. Chapman
The Effects of Humour on the Flow of Social Conversation, Pages 421-427, John La Gaipa
Suppression of Adult Laughter: An Experimental Approach, Pages 429-431, Kate Osborne, Antony J. Chapman
Sex Differences in Humour Appreciation: A Question of Conformity?, Pages 433-435, Nicholas J. Gadfield
Teasing and Joking in Isolated Societies, Pages 437-438, Gordon Burnand
Environmental Conditions Affecting the Humour Response: Developmental Trends, Pages 439-441, Frank J. Prerost
Vulgarity in Humour, Pages 443-445, William Hodgkins
The Measurement of Humour Appreciation, Pages 447-449, Alan Sheehy-Skeffington
An Anatomical and Psychological Examination of Eye-Pouches, Pages 451-453, John Kirkland, Michael Mair, Michael Couzens
Perception of Computer-Drawn Animated-Movie Smiles, Pages 454-456, John Kirkland
Perception of Equally-Different Computer-Drawn Mirth-Like Schematic Faces, Pages 457-459, John Kirkland
Laughter in the Basement, Pages 461-462, S.G. Brisland, R.A. Castle, J.W. Dann, D. McGarry, R.N. Smith, A.J. Snow
A Designed Locale for Laughter to Reinforce Community Bonds, Page 463, John R. Atkin
Culture Bias in Attitudes to Humour, Page 464, Tim Healey
The Fool and His World, As Exemplified in the Fool of the Tarot Pack, Page 465, Tim Healey
Humour Among the Au Pairs, Page 466, Alice Heim
Humour and the Deprived Child, Page 467, Winifred Hunter
Humour as a Facilitator of Learning in Primary School Children, Page 468, Ann P. Davies
Humour, Laughter and Comedy: A Bibliography of Empirical and Nonempirical Analyses in the English Language, Pages 469-504, Jeffrey H. Goldstein, Paul E. McGhee, Jean R. Smith, Antony J. Chapman, Hugh C. Foot
Conference Contributors, Pages 505-507