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Sev'er, Aysan; Ungar, Sheldon – Journal of Higher Education, 1997
A study assessed effects of gender and status on the tolerance of college freshmen (N=377) and faculty (N=83) for gender-based humor, and attitudes toward the humor's acceptability in the classroom, social gatherings, and family parties. Results indicated tolerance ratings were determined by gender, status, and their interactions. Implications are…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Classroom Communication, College Environment, College Faculty

Morris, Barry Alan – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1987
Discusses the failure of Joe Bob Briggs' parody of "We Are the World" in terms of the development of the communal sense that creates a set of group norms, which in turn create "phantom constraints" of which the parody's author may not be aware.(NKA)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Community Attitudes, Community Support, Cultural Context