• DOI:10.1023/A:1018872404355
Corpus ID: 36868865

Dogfighting: Symbolic Expression and Validation of Masculinity

@article{Evans1998DogfightingSE,
  title={Dogfighting: Symbolic Expression and Validation of Masculinity},
  author={R. Evans and D. K. Gauthier and C. Forsyth},
  journal={Sex Roles},
  year={1998},
  volume={39},
  pages={825-838}
}

R. Evans, D. K. Gauthier, C. Forsyth

Published 1998

Sociology

Sex Roles

This study examines the issue of masculinity indogfighting. Dogfighting is an illegal gaming sportcentered in the Southern United States. The data for thisstudy were obtained via ethnographic fieldwork over a period of two years. Interviews wereconducted with 31 dogmen, approximately 90% of whom werewhite males. In addition the authors attended 14dogfights and numerous pre-fight meetings. We argue that specific elements of this sport representsymbolic attempts at attaining and maintaining honor… CONTINUE READING

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