The ironic body Obscene joking among Swedish working-class women

This article describes the usage of every day forms of obscene joking among primarily working-class women in a small town in Sweden. The author considers obscenity as symbolically related to the sometimes painful, sometimes absurd experiences of sexuality and bodily functions, andas an expression for and a means of coping with the incongruities of social life. Through the form of humor, obscenity becomes a subtle and complex means of cultural and social critique. This also creates a sense of community among the women who engage in the obscene joking

Aesthetics · Art · Class (philosophy · Coping (psychology · Epistemology · Expression (computer science · Human sexuality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Working class · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Humor Studies and Applications · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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