Chapter 1. Introduction: Jokes, humor, and taste

Chapters in this book

1. i-vi i
2. Acknowledgements vii
3. Contents ix
4. Chapter 1. Introduction: Jokes, humor, and taste 1
5. Part I. Style and social background
6. Chapter 2. The joke: Genesis of an oral genre 21
7. Chapter 3. Joke telling as communication style 40
8. Chapter 4. The humor divide: Class, age, and humor styles 68
9. Chapter 5. The logic of humor styles 99
10. Part II. Taste and quality
11. Chapter 6. The repertoire: Dutch joke culture 120
12. Chapter 7. Temptation and transgression 148
13. Chapter 8. Sense and sociability 170
14. Part III. Comparing humor styles
15. Chapter 9. National humor styles: Joke telling and social background in the United States 195
16. Chapter 10. Conclusion: Sociology and the joke 229
17. Appendix 1. The jokes used in the Dutch survey 249
18. Appendix 2. Dutch humorists and television programs 256
19. Notes 262
20. References 269
21. Index 286