What were sociologist Beverly Yuen Thompson’s findings about women and tattooing? Use the term gender policing in your answer

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


1. Being heavily tattooed is still considered a “masculine” presentation. If women have tattoos, the tattoos are expected to be small and easily concealed.
2. Heavily tattooed women report many kinds of discrimination, stigma, and harassment, including being touched by strangers and being told that they have ruined their beautiful bodies.
3. This behavior is an example of “gender policing”—actions that are intended to punish or reward behavior in accordance with how that behavior follows or violates gender norms. Women are expected to be beautiful, and a certain kind of beautiful—so being heavily tattooed is a direct violation of gendered expectations for women, whereas for men, it is not.

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