Tattooed: the sociogenesis of a body art
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Main Author: Atkinson, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. University of Toronto Press ©2003
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Tattooing as body modification -- Tattoo and sociogenesis -- Academic and media representations -- Meeting tattoo enthusiasts -- Subculture or figuration? -- Sociogenesis and personality structures -- Life-course transition and representation : the deviance tightrope -- Shame, social control, and display -- The body-modification habits of Canadians
"Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among young people. While tattooing is used as a symbol of personal identity and social communication, there has been little sociological study of the phenomenon. In Tattooed: The Sociogenesis of a Body Art, tattoo enthusiasts share their stories about their bodies and tattooing experiences. Michael Atkinson shows how enthusiasts negotiate and celebrate their 'difference' as it relates to the social stigma attached to body art - how the act of tattooing is as much a response to the stigma as it is a form of personal expression - and how a generation has appropriated tattooing as its own symbol of inclusiveness. Atkinson further demonstrates how the displaying of tattooed bodies to others - techniques of disclosure, justification, and representation - has become a part of the shared experience." "Cultural sensibilities about tattooing are discussed within historical context and in relation to broader trends in body modification, such as cosmetic surgery, dieting, and piercing. The author also employs research from a number of disciplines, as well as contemporary sociological and postmodern theory, to analyze the enduring social significance of body art."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 292 pages, [8] pages of plates)
ISBN:1442680369
9780802085689
9780802087775
9781442680364

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