Spaces for paws to prowl : fulfilling social needs through the furry fandom’s subcultural identity, practices, and the benefits that follow

• Main Author: Tan, Ai-Ling
• Other Authors: Ian Rowen
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78833
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As a participatory culture and subculture, the furry fandom is a site where psychological and social needs can be fulfilled, in particular the need to feel belongingness to a group and escape from routine life. However, as with other male-dominant subcultures, hegemonic masculinity and marginalizati...