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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- 1994 Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
- ISSN
- 0195-6086
- eISSN
- 1533-8665
- DOI
- 10.1525/si.1994.17.1.51
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
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.
Journal
Symbolic Interaction – Wiley
Published: Mar 1, 1994