No Laughing Matter: Social Dominance Orientation and Offensive Humor

Poster Session XI

Keyword: Racism and Discrimination

Abstract: Social dominance orientation can influence how humor is experienced. We found that for students at a Predominantly White institution, acceptance of hierarchical power structures has an effect on experiences of prejudicial humor, and that this relationship is generally mediated by cavalier humor beliefs (e.g., “a joke is just a joke”).

• Michele Kalunda (Presenting Author)
• Harriet Komlatse (Author)
• Jeff Rudski (Author)