Dann, C. (2018) Constructions of regulation and social norms of tattooed female bodies. In: Holland, S. and Spracklen, K. (eds.) Subcultures, Bodies and Spaces: Essays on Alternativity and Marginalization :. Bingley: Emerald Publishing. pp. 103-117.
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| Abstract: | Over the last decade, there has been a substantial rise in the popularity of tattooing in the UK, and a subsequent increase in tattooed female bodies. As explored by Walter (2010), key for the women of today is that they have a choice, to conform to stereotypical constructions of femininity, or resist them. However, tension lies in the ways that these choices are already constrained by socially imposed boundaries. In exploring constructions of tattooed female bodies, a stratified sample of 14 tattooed women were interviewed, with the transcripts being analysed using a discursive–narrative approach. Reflexivity forms a key part of the analysis, as I research a tattooed woman, with some of the insider–outsider intersections informing the analysis. Here, the discourse of unwritten rules and social norms is explored, with a specific focus on how tattooed women construct ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ choices in respect to the tattoos they and others get, the expectation and the normalisation of the pain of getting and having a tattoo, and finally, the generational difference in respect to how tattoos are accepted and understood. |
| Creators: | Dann, Charlotte |
| Editors: | Holland, Samantha and Spracklen, Karl |
| Publisher: | Emerald Publishing |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | 28 September 2018 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 103-117 |
| Title of Book: | Subcultures, Bodies and Spaces: Essays on Alternativity and Marginalization : |
| Place of Publication: | Bingley |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9781787565128 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-511-120181007 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/11580 |
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