Women laugh more than men do unless more men are around. When women tease men men comply. Ritualized embarrassment socializes a person into a culture or a group. People are 30 times more likely to laugh in a group than alone. Research shows that there is a small link between humor and schizophrenia.
Culture can and does affect laughter.
A higher self-concept can be linked with a greater sense of humor. A study of 1200 episodes of laughter found that only one in five was linked to a deliberate effort at humor. 935-A Cobb Place Blvd.