HUMOR AS AN INDICATOR OF GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS:CONTENT ANALYSIS OF JOKES ABOUT GENERATIONS

This article presents the results of a study conducted using quantitative content analysis of humorous stories about generations.The aim of the study was to identify and analyze how society perceives differences between generations.The leading hypothesis of the study was the assumption that humorous stories serve as an indicator reflecting differences between generations in various aspects of their lives.The hypothesis put forward by the author was partially confirmed.It was revealed that humorous stories most often reflect differences between generations in terms of social interaction and the system of life values.The study was conducted in five stages.The first studied the nature of relationships between generations, the second -ideas about the superiority of one generation over another and the third -differences between generations in any area.The fourth stage concerned the study of the attitude of the older generation to changes in humorous stories, the fifth -an analysis of stereotypes about generations mentioned in the text of humorous stories.