Humor and disagreement: Identity construction and cross-cultural enrichment

Incongruity in the generation and perception of humor on Facebook in the aftermath of the Tunisian revolution

“…It is through their social bonds that the goals of freedom and democracy could be accomplished. Habib (2008) analyzed three recorded hours of conversations between non-native speakers of English and found out that disagreement and negotiations led to developing relational identity and social cohesiveness. Her findings can be compared to this study's findings where disagreement has also led to in-group cohesion.…”

“…Disagreement, hence, may not necessarily lead to conflicts and breakdowns; it can be a way to bind people. As Habib (2008Habib ( :1143 puts it when describing the impact of disagreements on people's relationships: ''Although harsh at times, they are not necessarily damaging; they might actually be used to express solidarity and strengthen the preexisting bonds among friends''.…”

Exploring another side of co-leadership: Negotiating professional identities through face-work in disagreements

“…This distinction between strong and weak disagreements has subsequently been picked up by other researchers who observed that strong disagreements are relatively common between family members, close friends, and people who know each other very well (e.g. Tannen 2002, Habib 2008. However, when interlocutors are not very familiar with each other, or when maintaining neutralism is required, weak disagreements that are typically mitigated by a range of attenuating discourse strategies tend to be used more frequently (e.g.…”

Humor and laughter in Japanese groups: The kuuki of negotiations

“…It can be used to reaffirm bonds between conflicting parties (Habib 2008); smooth over conflicts (Smith et al 2000); establish common ground (Bippus 2003); express conflict through social discourse (Turner 2004); or act as a control mechanism (Collinson 2002). The negative effects of humor on social processes have also been discussed at length, such as the divisive powers of humor to exclude communicators through enforcement and differentiation (Meyer 2000); the use of disparagement humor to legitimize discrimination (Ford and Ferguson 2004); as well as the use of (1) aggressive humor to enhance the self at the expense of the other, or (2) self-defeating humor to damage one's own self-image in an attempt to gain social acceptance (Martin et al 2003).…”