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Download full textEshleman, Joe G.; Neuendorf, Kimberly A. – 1989
After an extensive review of the literature on the theoretical underpinnings of humor in human interaction, a six-category typology of humor was developed and exemplified by examples from mass media comedy. Humor can first be divided into two major types: individual level humor or social level humor. These levels are then further divided into the…
Descriptors: Classification, Comedy, Communication Research, Human Relations
