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No Kidding: Teasing Is Good for Us

More than just goofing, ribbing regulates relationships

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 6, 2008 7:59 PM CST

(Newser) – A little teasing actually helps us all get along, Dacher Keltner argues in the New York Times Magazine. From the schoolyard to the NBA hardwood, America has come to oppose teasing, mostly because we too often confuse good-natured ribbing with bullying. “In rejecting teasing,...   Read full story »

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