This paper
focuses on the “effects of humour studied within one organization where
physical, misogynistic and homophobic humour is highly emphasized and
encouraged.” The author, Barbara
Plaster, uses the concept of hegemonic masculinity to argue that men use
workplace humor is used to form a “hyper-masculine” identity within this
organization. The definition of humor an interesting area
from the paper as well, because it is not often something we need to
define. Plaster notes the various
manifestations that humor can take, “a stimulus that causes laughter; a
response to a stimulus; or a disposition towards viewing things in a humorous
light.”
Through
observation, Plaster got the following results:
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