Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study

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Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study. / Inya, Onwu; Inya, Blessing.
The Palgrave Handbook of Humour Research. ed. / Elisabeth Vanderhaiden; Claude-Hélène Mayer. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. p. 241-262.

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Inya, O & Inya, B 2024, Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study. in E Vanderhaiden & C-H Mayer (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Humour Research. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 241-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52288-8_11

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Inya, O., & Inya, B. (2024). Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study. In E. Vanderhaiden, & C.-H. Mayer (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Humour Research (pp. 241-262). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52288-8_11

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Inya O, Inya B. Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study. In Vanderhaiden E, Mayer CH, editors, The Palgrave Handbook of Humour Research. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 2024. p. 241-262 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-52288-8_11

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