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dc.contributor.authorA. Preethi Devi
dc.contributor.authorSiew, Agatha
dc.contributor.authorLim, Joni
dc.contributor.authorQuek, Ming Jie
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-30T04:23:50Z
dc.date.available2017-03-30T04:23:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10356/69848
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the contradiction between individually-held beliefs and reactions to sexist humor. The foundational basis of the study includes the benign violation theory, which posits that a joke is considered humorous when there is a violation of expectations that the receiver interprets as being benign, and the normative window theory of prejudice, which posits that social groups are placed on a scale based on how justified it is for individuals to discriminate and be prejudiced against them. This study investigates the effect of the following variables posited to influence perceived benignity: social context, hypothetical distance, feminism, and gender. An experiment was conducted in an online setting using memes as a medium for humor. The research findings support the hypothesis that the lower the level of feminism within individuals, the funnier individuals will rate the sexist humor, and that when the victim of the sexist humor is a female, males perceived the sexist humor to be funnier as opposed to females. Contrary to predictions, it was also observed that individuals found sexist humor to be funnier when shown in a formal social context rather than an informal social context as well as when under the condition of low hypothetical distance rather than high hypothetical distance. With these findings, we discuss and form an understanding as to why individuals might laugh at sexist humor, while identifying as non-sexists.en_US
dc.format.extent66 p.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsNanyang Technological University
dc.subjectDRNTU::Social sciences::Communicationen_US
dc.titleWhy do people laugh at sexist humor? An investigation of the factors influencing perception of sexist humoren_US
dc.typeFinal Year Project (FYP)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorSonny Ben Rosenthalen_US
dc.contributor.schoolWee Kim Wee School of Communication and Informationen_US
dc.description.degreeBachelor of Communication Studiesen_US
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