Gender identity renegotiated : an analysis of barbelles in Singapore

• Main Author: Paulose, Kelly-Angel
• Other Authors: Ye Junjia
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Applied sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73787
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study explores the gender identity construction of Barbelles in Singapore. The term “Barbelles” is a portmanteau term derived from “barbell” and “belles”, and describes women who lift weights. Weight-training was picked as the focus of the study because of its unique multiplicity as a hypermasc...