Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour

By Michael Billig

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412902509
• ISBN13: 9781412902502
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.5"