Pole-arizing extremes : negotiating deviance and achieving empowerment in recreational pole dancing

• Main Authors: Yeo, Nicholas, Xue, Linnet, Koh, Judy
• Other Authors: Kamaludeen Bin Mohamed Nasir
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76443
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper aims to explore the reasons behind why recreational pole dancers are labelled as deviants, and the methods they engage in to negotiate this label. Information was gathered from both surveys and informal semi-structured qualitative interviews. For the interviews, 10 individuals revealed in...