В уникальной книге известного психолога Рода Мартина все сведения о юморе собраны в единое целое. Автор подчеркивает интеграцию данных о юморе в психологию из различных дисциплин: антропологии, биологии, лингвистики, социологии. Особое внимание уделено природе юмора, а также существенной роли юмора в жизни человека. Эффектно представлено использование юмора в психотерапии, педагогике, бизнесе. Издание адресовано психологам, психотерапевтам, педагогам, философам, социологам и студентам вузовских факультетов соответствующих профилей.
I did it! Being a textbook, this was pretty intense reading and I feel pretty proud of myself for completing it. It may well be the ONLY textbook I have EVER read cover to cover (because my brother wrote it). This is a very extensive look at all the research that has been done on humour and suggests areas where more research is required. It also looks at the generally accepted notions of humour and the science (or lack thereof) behind it. It seems there is no simple answer because (as with most areas of psychology) there are so many different ways in which humour can be used with beneficial and detrimental outcomes. Overall, a good read for those interested in the many aspects of the psychology of humour (although I think I'll suggest a re-writing in non-textbook format for those of us who aren't psych majors!).
Este libro cumple con lo que promete, es una mirada integral del concepto del humor desde una perspectiva psicológica, en cuanto a lo emocional, cognitivo y de comportamiento.
Es ideal para el que quiera tener una visión amplia del tema, entender las primeras teorías y su evolución como así también las áreas de aplicación.
En mi estudio relacionado con la creatividad fue de gran ayuda dado que además de exponer las ideas y conceptos que trata el libro, hay referencias académicas que sostienen y permiten ampliar el conocimiento y enterarse de distintos autores que tratan o estudiaron distintos temas relacionados...
Podría decirse que el libro brinda el estado del arte en materia del estudio psicológico del humor.
I'm desperately trying to crank out a journal manuscript on the sociology of economists' laughter, and I found this overview to be REALLY nice. It does a great job of laying out not just the psychology stuff, but also the philosophy, social psychology, and sociology that I'm more familiar with (including stuff like Christie Davies and Michael Mulkay). If you want to academically analyze humor, I'd say definitely start here.