Week # 7 - October 4, 2011

“Thank You for Smoking!” Social functions of humor. Humor as Social Control and/or Social Conflict. Diversity focus: Spinning American Culture. Are all non-dominant groups in America protected? • Analyzing various segments of the American society. • Americans abroad and perception of various cultures that is carried to the perception of different minority groups within the U.S.A.

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Readings for Weeks #7 & 8:
Koller, R. Marvin: Chapter 2: Sociological Analyses of Humor. In Humor and Society: Explorations in the Sociology of Humor. Houston. 1988. Pp.17-31.

O’Rourke, P.J.: The Piece of Ireland That Passeth All Understanding. Ulster, May 1988. In Give War A Chance. Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind’s Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice and Alcohol-Free Beer. Grove Press.1992. Pp. 25-38.