Brian Fair
Biographic Data
| ID | 281719 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Fair |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Fair |
| SIGNATURE | FAIR B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandeis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Constructing Masculinity through Penetration Discourse
Drawing from ethnographic data, this article analyzes how the ''fag'' identity and the epithet ''pussy'' relate to high school wrestlers' constructions of masculinity. Empirically, this research illuminates two dynamics: (1) how wrestlers achieve normative masculinity by symbolically framing sexual relations as acts of domination and (2) the way in which wrestlers' use of ''pussy'' parallels how other adolescents typically deploy the epithet ''fa…
Morgellons
The case of Morgellons illustrates how the emergence of a new medically contested illness intersected with and impacted on the diagnostic processes of an existing uncontested psychiatric condition, Delusional Parasitosis (DP). More specifically, the sociopolitical processes at play in the contested illness, Morgellons, dubiously reflect patient empowerment, as well the resilience and power of medical jurisdiction. This research offers insights in…
Morgellons
The case of Morgellons illustrates how the emergence of a new medically contested illness intersected with and impacted on the diagnostic processes of an existing uncontested psychiatric condition, Delusional Parasitosis (DP). More specifically, the sociopolitical processes at play in the contested illness, Morgellons, dubiously reflect patient empowerment, as well the resilience and power of medical jurisdiction. This research offers insights in…
Constructing Masculinity through Penetration Discourse
Drawing from ethnographic data, this article analyzes how the ''fag'' identity and the epithet ''pussy'' relate to high school wrestlers' constructions of masculinity. Empirically, this research illuminates two dynamics: (1) how wrestlers achieve normative masculinity by symbolically framing sexual relations as acts of domination and (2) the way in which wrestlers' use of ''pussy'' parallels how other adolescents typically deploy the epithet ''fa…
Morgellons
The case of Morgellons illustrates how the emergence of a new medically contested illness intersected with and impacted on the diagnostic processes of an existing uncontested psychiatric condition, Delusional Parasitosis (DP). More specifically, the sociopolitical processes at play in the contested illness, Morgellons, dubiously reflect patient empowerment, as well the resilience and power of medical jurisdiction. This research offers insights in…
Constructing Masculinity through Penetration Discourse
Drawing from ethnographic data, this article analyzes how the ''fag'' identity and the epithet ''pussy'' relate to high school wrestlers' constructions of masculinity. Empirically, this research illuminates two dynamics: (1) how wrestlers achieve normative masculinity by symbolically framing sexual relations as acts of domination and (2) the way in which wrestlers' use of ''pussy'' parallels how other adolescents typically deploy the epithet ''fa…
Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (1 work) · Compromise (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Doping in Sports (1 work) · Empathy and Medical Education (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work)