Humor and Chinese Culture: A Psychological Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781138220621 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 216 str.

Xiaodong Yue

Opis

This book focuses on the studies of humour in Chinese societies from a psychological approach. While humour is considered an important aspect of life in the western culture for the past century, it seems to have no importance in the Chinese contexts until recent decades. This book addresses how humour relates to various demographic and dispositional factors such as gender, region, age, optimism, resilience, and subjective well-being. It also explores the impact of the accelerating pace of social changes in China and how these changes affect people’s attitudes toward humor, and includes cross-cultural comparisons of humor studies.

Recenzje

"This is a fascinating exploration of the role of humor in Chinese culture. The author’s knowledge of the impacts of history, philosophical teachings, and psychology enhance our understanding of both China and humor." -- Don Baird, Psy. D.

"Yue’s quantitative research design does explain the mechanisms of using and interpreting humour in the Chinese context. It certainly contributes to the field of humour perception in psychology and linguistics. His in-depth review of how Confucianism and traditional ethos impact Chinese ambivalent attitudes about humour can shed light on further studies in similar areas." -- An excerpt of a review by Ying Cao in The European Journal of Humour Research, https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/780

 

O autorze

Yue, Xiaodong earned his BA degree in English language and literature at Beijing Second Foreign Languages Institute in 1982, his MA degree in education from Tufts University in 1987, and his Ed.D degree in psychology from Harvard University in 1993. He has taught psychology courses at Department of Educational Psychology of Chinese University of Hong Kong (1993-1996) and at the Department of Applied Social Sciences of City University of Hong Kong (1997 – now). He has published widely on issues of creativity, humor, resilience, and adolescent idol worship in Chinese society. He is an adjunct professor of over 20 universities in China as well as an ad hoc reviewer of over 10 international journals of psychology and education. He is also a prolific speaker and has been invited to give keynote addresses at various conferences in China and around world.