Humor and Chinese Culture

This book focuses on the studies of humour in Chinese societies from a psychological approach. This book addresses how humour relates to various demographic and dispositional factors such as gender, region, age, optimism, resilience, and subjective well-being.

Yue, Xiaodong earned his BA degree in English language and literature at Beijing Second Foreign Languages Institute in 1982, his MA degree in education from Tufts University in 1987, and his Ed.D degree in psychology from Harvard University in 1993. He has taught psychology courses at Department of Educational Psychology of Chinese University of Hong Kong (1993-1996) and at the Department of Applied Social Sciences of City University of Hong Kong (1997 - now). He has published widely on issues of creativity, humor, resilience, and adolescent idol worship in Chinese society. He is an adjunct professor of over 20 universities in China as well as an ad hoc reviewer of over 10 international journals of psychology and education. He is also a prolific speaker and has been invited to give keynote addresses at various conferences in China and around world.

1. Humor, Philosophy and Chinese Culture 2. Chinese and Western Views of Humor 3. Chinese Ambivalence about Humor 4. Humor and Chinese Personality 5. Humor and Chinese Emotions 6. Humor and Chinese Mental Well Being 7. Humor and Chinese Creativity 8. Workplace Humor in Chinese Society