Redmon, David (2010) playful deviance as an urban leisure activity: secret selves, self-validation, and entertaining performances. Deviant Behavior, 24 (1). pp. 27-51. ISSN 0163-9625. E-ISSN 1521-0456. (doi:10.1080/10639620390117174) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:43493)
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| Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10639620390117174 |
Abstract
Framed by Erving Goffman's (1963) concept of backspaces, this article interprets the accounts people provide for participating in playful deviance during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Backspaces provide a liminal license for people to transgress norms, participate in playful deviance, and present their secret self in urban settings. The major findings are that playful deviance is an urban tourist attraction that provides self-validation and enjoyment for participants. Examples of playful deviance include flashing the breasts, penises, buttocks; masturbating; performing or receiving oral sex; orhaving penetrative sex in public with strangers onBourbon Street during Mardi Gras.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/10639620390117174 |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
| Depositing User: | N. Gregory |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2014 00:46 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:17 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/43493 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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