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| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Zambelli, Laura |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | I present a subcultural analysis of the Italian Bondage, Domination, Sadism and Masochism (BDSM) community based on recent empirical findings. The research involved over 1 year of participant observation into the BDSM community of Milan and 43 interviews with members or key witnesses. Throughout the article, I explore the heuristic value of the category of subculture in highlighting important features of BDSM groups. Subcultures are intended as formed by: (1) norms, behaviours, narratives, and artefacts that circulate in a group, and (2) a sense of identification, or subcultural participation in a community. I then present four ideal types of BDSM practitioners based on the degrees of subcultural identification with the group and of display of BDSM-identification throughout practitioners’ everyday life. Some empirical examples are provided. In addition, I describe the formation of the BDSM subculture in Italy in the last 40 years as recollected by long-term members and key witnesses. Besides, I discuss its most recent developments. A subcultural analysis of BDSM groups allows the identification of group elements like power structures and shifting roles, and the different degrees of emotional and cultural involvement of social actors in the group. |
| Starting Page | 471 |
| Ending Page | 492 |
| Page Count | 22 |
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| ISSN | 10955143 |
| Journal | Sexuality and Culture |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| e-ISSN | 19364822 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer US |
| Publisher Date | 2016-12-24 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | BDSM Italy Subculture Bondage Domination Sadomasochism Social Sciences Personality and Social Psychology Psychology Regional and Cultural Studies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Gender Studies Cultural Studies |
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