Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes

a. tend to bring people together.
b. can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another.
c. are a good way of reducing conflict in society.
d. are often used to relieve tension—"lightening" a situation.


d

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