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- Title
Sarcasm and Interactional Politics.
- Authors
Ducharme, Lori J.
- Abstract
In this article, I discuss some of the ways in which sarcasm may be used to accomplish interactional politics, and, in light of these observations, suggest a more appropriate conceptualization of both the overlaps between and the polarity of sarcasm and humor. First, I draw upon observations of routine interaction to illustrate some of the forms that sarcastic transactions may take: social control, declaration of allegiance, establishing social solidarity and social distance, venting frustration, and humorous aggression. I then suggest the analytical utility of regrouping these same observations according to their instrumental and expressive functions in interaction. Finally, I argue that sarcasm and humor, though structurally similar, have different implications for interactional politics. I propose a continuum model which better conceptualizes the relationship between these two communicative resources.
- Subjects
IRONY; WIT &; humor; SOCIAL interaction; SOCIAL conflict; COMMUNICATION
- Publication
Symbolic Interaction, 1994, Vol 17, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0195-6086
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1525/si.1994.17.1.51