Lowering the bar: lawyer jokes and legal culture
Auteur :
Galanter, Marc
Éditeur :
Galanter, Marc
ISBN :
9780299213503
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2005
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
957 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Analyzes hundreds of jokes from Mark Twain classics to anecdotes about Dan Quayle, Johnnie Cochran, and Kenneth Starr. Drawing on representation of law and lawyers in the mass media, political discourse, and public opinion surveys, this book explores the tensions between Americans' deep-seated belief in the law and their ambivalence about lawyers.