Credentials: Breast Slang and the Discourse of Femininity

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  • Diane Naugler Diane Naugler teaches in the Sociology Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, British Columbia.

Abstract

This article situates a thematic discourse analysis of accumulated breast slang within the representational production of ideal female breasts in the service of normative femininity. These ideals also participate in a number of interrelated discourses including race and gender relations. Résumé Cet article situe une analyse thématique de discours d’argot accumulé pour décrire les seins contenu dans une production représentationnelle des seins de femmes idéals dans le service de la féminité normative. Ces idéals participent aussi à un nombre de discours corrélatifs qui incluent la race et les relations entre les sexes.

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Published

2009-06-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2009): Open Topic Issue

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Original Research

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