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1 online resource (222 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Asian Behavioural Sciences |
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Routledge studies in Asian behavioural sciences.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Humor, philosophy, and Chinese culture; Hua-ji: the origin of Chinese humor; Other forms of humor in Chinese history; Development of modern humor in China; Humor and Chinese philosophies; Confucianism and Chinese humor; Taoism and Chinese humor; Buddhism and Chinese humor; Summary; 2 Chinese and Western views of humor; The Western ordinary view of humor; The Chinese extraordinary view of humor; Cross-cultural studies of humor in Chinese society; Neuropsychological studies of Chinese humor; Summary; 3 Chinese ambivalence about humor |
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The Chinese ambivalence about humorManifestation of the Chinese ambivalence about humor; Empirical studies of the Chinese ambivalence to humor; Summary; 4 Humor and Chinese personality; Humor and personality; Humor and gender; Humor and the Five-Factor Model of personality; Humor, optimism, and subjective happiness; Humor, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-compassion; Humor, loneliness, shyness, and social competence; Humor, romance, and marital satisfaction; Why the Chinese favor affiliative humor and disfavor self-defeating humor; Summary; 5 Humor and Chinese emotions |
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Traditional Chinese beliefs and emotional expressivityHumor and laughter; Humor, loneliness, and shyness; Humor and gelotophobia; Humor and self-compassion; Humor and playfulness; Summary; 6 Humor and Chinese mental well-being; Humor and mental health; Humor and mental health in Chinese societies; Humor, adjustment, and resilience among mainland students studying in Hong Kong; Summary; 7 Humor and Chinese creativity; Definition of creativity; The Western and Chinese implicit concepts of creativity; Studies of Chinese implicit concept of creativity |
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Meritorious evaluation bias in Chinese implicit concept of creativityChinese creativity-humor-non-parallel phenomenon; Studies of Chinese creativity-humor-non-parallel phenomenon; Summary; 8 Workplace humor in Chinese society; Humor and workplaces; Humor styles, conflict styles, and leader effectiveness; Humor climate and job satisfaction; Humor, job self-efficacy, and teaching effectiveness; Summary; Glossary; References; Index |
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Print version record |
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Humor -- China
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Personality -- China
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Psychology -- China
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Manners and customs
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Personality
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Psychology
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024186
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| Subject |
China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315412443 |
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1315412446 |
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