The role of identification with women as a determinant of amusement with sexist humor

Kochersberger, Annie O.; Ford, Thomas E.; Woodzicka, Julie A.; Romero-Sánchez, Mónica; Carretero‐Dios, Hugo

doi:10.1515/humor-2014-0071

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“…The mean funniness scores were 1.36 (SD = 0.90) for disparaging jokes, and 1.46 (SD = 0.97) for neutral jokes, similar to those found in other humor studies using disparaging humor (Kochersberger et al, 2014;Romero-Sánchez et al, 2010).…”

Section: Pilot Studysupporting

confidence: 85%

“…This study also sheds light on the importance of social identification on humor appreciation. As mentioned before, the few studies investigating this in an ingroup context have been done in sexist humor research (Kochersberger et al, 2014;Romero-Sánchez et al, 2010). Our study moves to another ingroup context, similarly finding these interaction effects of ingroup identification on the effects of humor.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 72%

“…Third, even though the scores for funniness were similar to those in other disparaging humor studies (e.g., Kochersberger et al, 2014;Romero-Sánchez et al, 2010), there were still low ratings because of the nature of this type of humor. One challenge to address in future research will be to find funnier materials to be tested throughout conditions and compare the effects of humor depending on the degree of elicited funniness.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

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Joking about ourselves: Effects of disparaging humor on ingroup stereotyping

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Willis

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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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In three studies, we examined whether ingroup disparaging humor leads to greater stereotyping of the ingroup. First, in Study 1, (N = 101) university students were exposed to (a) ingroup disparaging humor, (b) neutral humor, or (c) ingroup disparaging nonhumorous text. Participants exposed to disparaging humor reported more stereotypic evaluations than those in the neutral humor or disparaging text condition. Study 2 (N = 167) replicated these findings with humor conditions (disparaging vs. neutral) and showed that ingroup identification moderated the effects of the type of humor. Low identifiers exposed to ingroup disparaging humor (vs. those in the control condition) reported a greater frequency of stereotypic evaluations, whereas the manipulation did not affect high identifiers. Finally, Study 3 (N = 153) also manipulated the source of the jokes. As in Study 2, we found an interaction effect showing that high identifiers were not affected by the manipulation, whereas for low identifiers disparaging humor increased stereotyping and led to more negative emotions toward the ingroup. No significant effects were found for source of the jokes. We discuss findings in terms of how the traditional pattern of humor facilitating outgroup stereotyping also seems to apply to ingroup stereotyping.

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Joking about ourselves: Effects of disparaging humor on ingroup stereotyping

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Willis

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“…As Martineau (1972) noted in his model, when humor disparages an out-group, it may serve to increase morale and solidify the in-group and foster hostility toward the out-group. Interestingly, a study by Kochersberger et al (2014) found that enjoyment of sexist humor had less to do with the gender of participants than with the combination of attitudes toward women and degree of identification with women. Women were just as likely to enjoy sexist jokes as men, if they ascribed to sexist views toward women and did not identify with women as a social category.…”

Section: Disparaging Humormentioning

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Humor as an abrasive or a lubricant in social situations: Martineau revisited

Janes

Olson

2015

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In Martineau's seminal chapter on the social functions of humor, he postulated some of the ways in which disparagement humor shapes social behavior. This research paper discusses three research studies that compared the effects of other-deprecating humor and self-deprecating humor on the observer and examines how they relate to Martineau's theory. In our research, we hypothesized that people who observe ridicule of others experience "jeer pressure." This inhibiting effect on behavior was expected to result in conformity to others' opinions, fear about failing or standing out, and conventional thinking. In the first two studies, participants observed videotapes containing self-ridiculing humor, other-deprecating humor, or non-ridiculing/no humor. Participants then completed tasks assessing conforming, fear of failure, and creativity. Results of both studies showed that participants who observed ridicule of others were more conforming and more afraid of failing than participants who observed self-deprecating humor or the control condition. Study 3 examined the effects of ridicule of others versus self-deprecating humor on creativity using a more sophisticated creativity measure, and less caustic humor. Results supported the hypothesis that observing self-deprecating humor would result in higher levels of creativity compared to the other-ridicule condition. Implications of these findings for Martineau's model are discussed.

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“…Other studies relate the appreciation of certain kinds of satire to one's identification with specific identity groups (e.g. Druker 2014; Kochersberger et al 2014). But these are, by and large, case studies, and there is no comprehensive investigation that can furnish a theoretical ground for a deep understanding of satire's role in the construction of social subjects' identities.…”

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Construction of gender identities via satire: The case of Juvenal

Zekavat¹,

Pourgiv

2015

EJHR

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Many studies underscore the societal aspects of satire, yet its role in the construction of social subjects' identities has been mostly ignored. Since satire has been ubiquitous in various cultures and epochs, and identity is also among the primary contemporary concerns in our globalised and multicultural world, the study of the role of satire in the construction of social subjects' identities can prove to be significantly rewarding. Accordingly, this article aims to investigate how satire can contribute to the construction of gender identity in social subjects. It is proposed that opposition/otherness/difference is the common denominator between satire and gender identity. First, different theories of humour are surveyed to show that opposition is integral to satire. Then, it is conveyed that otherness and opposition are similarly essential in the construction of gender identity in both men and women. As opposition can be a common denominator on the axis of sex, satire can be among the determinants of gender identity construction. In the end, Juvenal's Satire VI is explicated to further illustrate the theoretical argumentation. It is concluded that the opposition essential to satire can coalesce with the integral otherness in gender identity, hence to contribute to its construction.

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The role of identification with women as a determinant of amusement with sexist humor

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

Joking about ourselves: Effects of disparaging humor on ingroup stereotyping

Joking about ourselves: Effects of disparaging humor on ingroup stereotyping

Humor as an abrasive or a lubricant in social situations: Martineau revisited

Construction of gender identities via satire: The case of Juvenal

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