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Robinson, Dawn T., Smith-Lovin, Lynn. (2001). Getting A Laugh: Gender,
Status, and Humor in Task Discussions*. Social Forces, 80, 123-158.
Background and Purpose: The general purpose of this study is to show how humor operates in task-oriented group discussions. The researchers used the opportunity to study the dynamic occurrence
of humor during group conversations. The researchers are using the functions of humor to come up with ideals about who it is that actually does the joking (male or female), and when and where this joking takes place. The hypothesis suggests an image of joking as dealing with status in a society, the male sex, people who are very participatory and those that are frequent interrupters (or interrupted often themselves) to all show status-related patterns of humor use. The researcher's further have a theory that if they know about the way people engage in humor, then they will be able to predict who will do so, and in what environment or......
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