Patrick A. Stewart

Debatable Humor

Laughing Matters on the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign

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Produktbeschreibung

Debatable Humor focuses on understanding the behavior of individual candidates within the context of political debates, and uses an evolutionary psychology perspective to understand the roots of this behavior. Specifically, it considers the role humor and laughter plays in selecting leaders and, in turn, how this reflects the values of the political system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 228g
• ISBN-13: 9780739166970
• ISBN-10: 0739166972
• Artikelnr.: 35367289

Autorenporträt

Patrick A. Stewart is assistant professor of political science at the University of Arkansas.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Laughing matters on the campaign trail: Humor and laughter in
the 2008 presidential primary debates Chapter 2: Laugh codes: Serious
thoughts about humorous comments and the politicians who make them Chapter
3: Laughing all the way to the bank: Audience laughter, media, and money
Chapter 4: Punchline politics: Laughter and humor during primary debates
Chapter 5: Funny faces: Presidential candidate display behavior Chapter 6:
"Likeable enough": Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Barack
Obama Chapter 7: Playful politicians: Why laughter and humor matters in the
rough-and-tumble world of politics Appendix: Inter-coder reliability
Bibliography Index