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Gender Difference on Humorous Expression Among School Club in Taiwan University. Hui-Ping Chen 陳惠屏. OUTLINE. Introduction Literature Review Methodology References. Introduction. The function of humor in daily life ‧ Express aggression and build rapport
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Gender Difference on Humorous Expression Among School Club in Taiwan University Hui-Ping Chen 陳惠屏
OUTLINE • Introduction • Literature Review • Methodology • References
Introduction • The function of humor in daily life ‧Express aggression and build rapport ‧Bring us closer together and serves as a panacea
Introduction • Different definition about humor ‧ geographical location ‧culture ‧ maturity ‧ level of education
Literature Review • How to Understand a Joke ‧Chiaro (1992) emphasized a joke would not be understood unless we have shared knowledge
Literature Review • The Ambiguity of Humor between Men and Women 1. Ervin-Tripp and Lampert (1992) ‧women build togetherness by revealing shared experiences ‧ men defend themselves by making light of the situation
Literature Review 2. Freud (1905) ‧women shouln’t have a sense of humor 3. Grotjahn (1957) ‧women don’t need to tell jokes 4. (Jenkins, 1985; Goodwin, 1982) ‧men are more appreciative of the jokes
Literature Review • The Functions of Humor among Both Genders ‧Folb (1980) The vernacular and swear words usage in single- sex group
Methodology • Data recording • School Club • Classroom • Break between classes
Methodology • Questionnaires • multiple choices • open-ended questions
References • Freud, Sigmund (1928). Humour. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 9, 1_6. • Kramarae, Cheris (1981). Women and Men Speaking. Rowley, MA: Newbury House. • Chiaro, Delia (1992). The Language of Jokes. London: Routledge. • Ervin-Tripp, Susan and Martin D. Lampert (1992). Gender differences in the construction of humorous talk. In Hall, Kira, Mary Bucholtz and Birch Moonwomon • (eds.), Locating Power, Proceedings of the Second Berkeley Women and Language • Conference, April 4 and 5 1992, (1). California, Berkeley Women and Language • Group, 108_117.