The nature of humor in human nature: Cross-cultural commonalities

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-241

  Kruger, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN;

EID: 0029808192     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515079608258705     Document Type: Article

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