Abstract: This study examines the issue of masculinity indogfighting. Dogfighting is an illegal gaming sportcentered in the Southern United States. The data for this study were obtained via ethnographic fieldwork over a period of two years. Interviews wereconducted with 31 dogmen, approximately 90% of whom werewhite males. In addition the authors attended 14dogfights and numerous pre-fight meetings. We argue that specific elements of this sport representsymbolic attempts at attaining and maintaining honor andstatus, which, in the (predominantly white, male,working-class) dogfighting subculture, are equated with masculine identity. We further argue thatpursuit of symbolic masculinity through dogfighting ismore important to working-class men, who possess feweralternative avenues for achieving status than do middle-class or professional men. Theimplications of this research for the larger culture ofmasculinity in the United States are alsoexplored.
**This article is saying that men who enjoy watching dog fighting are usually men who want it for their reputations. Also that since there is so much dog fighting in the world, it's going to be hard to get rid of it.
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I believe the article is saying that dogfighting is something that is very much tied into masculinity. Men who enjoy watching dogs fight are the kinds of men who believe in honor and fighting for their reputations, who use violence to settle fights, who seek identity through sports and friendships with other men. I don't think the article is saying that guys shouldn't like sports, but I think it is saying that it will be hard to get rid of dogfighting when there are so many men who enjoy it.
so are you for dog fighting or not???
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