Joseph Baskin Outsiders Analysis

1. In the essay, Outsiders/Insiders, Joseph Boskin, history professor who taught 30 years at Boston University African American studies, director of Urban Studies and Public Program and whose devoted his time and research on the study of American Humor and its relationship to social change and historical events and author of many books of humor's peculiar lies claims that jokes have been greatly influenced by people's personal experiences in American society.
2. Boskin supports his claim by using humor for every example such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion and the use of examples from other people's works to prove his claim true.
3. Boskin's purpose is to inform his audience the strong ties between humor and how it has been