Androgyny and Singapore society : androgynous females, secondary deviance and the development of gender deviance.

Examining the lives of androgynous females in Singapore has provided insights on Singapore society’s attitude towards these gender deviants, the process that led to the adoption of androgyny and how these deviants negotiate their deviant identity in society’s strict system of gender binarism. Applyi...

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Main Author:	Cheong, Daryl Hui Ling.
Other Authors:	M Rajaretnam
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/25484
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-254842019-12-10T10:58:25Z Androgyny and Singapore society : androgynous females, secondary deviance and the development of gender deviance. Cheong, Daryl Hui Ling. M Rajaretnam School of Humanities and Social Sciences Muhammed Saidul Islam DRNTU::Social sciences Examining the lives of androgynous females in Singapore has provided insights on Singapore society’s attitude towards these gender deviants, the process that led to the adoption of androgyny and how these deviants negotiate their deviant identity in society’s strict system of gender binarism. Applying Lemert’s theory of secondary deviance, it is found that societal reaction to their deviance may not play a contributing and enhancing influence on their deviance. Negotiation efforts to be both a gender deviant and part of Singapore society reveals how androgyny is used as a means of fitting into society rather than standing out from it. Bachelor of Arts 2010-04-06T02:43:56Z 2010-04-06T02:43:56Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/25484 en Nanyang Technological University 26 p. application/pdf
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description	Examining the lives of androgynous females in Singapore has provided insights on Singapore society’s attitude towards these gender deviants, the process that led to the adoption of androgyny and how these deviants negotiate their deviant identity in society’s strict system of gender binarism. Applying Lemert’s theory of secondary deviance, it is found that societal reaction to their deviance may not play a contributing and enhancing influence on their deviance. Negotiation efforts to be both a gender deviant and part of Singapore society reveals how androgyny is used as a means of fitting into society rather than standing out from it.
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title	Androgyny and Singapore society : androgynous females, secondary deviance and the development of gender deviance.
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Androgyny and Singapore society : androgynous females, secondary deviance and the development of gender deviance.

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