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Constructions of regulation and social norms of tattooed female bodies

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. 103-118.

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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, C.
Editors:
Holland, S. and Spracklen, K.
Publisher:
Emerald Publishing
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Date:
28 September 2018
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 103-118
Title of Book:
Subcultures, Bodies and Spaces: Essays on Alternativity and Marginalization
Place of Publication:
Bingley
Number of Pages:
272
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781787565128
Status:
Published / Disseminated
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