“Fight me if you are a man!” : an ethnographic investigation of gender performativity in professional wrestling

• Main Author: Goh, Kian Yong
• Other Authors: Sam Han
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62442
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We “perform” gender in our everyday lives, but most of us become oblivious to its effects, simply because it has become a naturalized part of our social interactions. The tendency of the pro wrestling ring to exaggerate social norms and customs therefore makes it a suitable tool to gain insights on...