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    The tattoo has been around since before Christ and is still to this day a highly recognized form of acceptance in the generation we live in today. Although this art is derived as accepting to our younger generation‚ it is perceived as unprofessional‚ associated to criminals‚ and in some cases perceived as demonic. The quick assumption of ones character due to ones personal appearance has been an ongoing issue we face in our country. Individuals who bear tattoos usually do so for a significant meaning

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    5 Tattoos Can Harm Perceptions: A Study and Suggestions Annette Resenhoeft‚ BA; Julie Villa‚ RN; David Wiseman‚ PhD Abstract. Objective: Health researchers have claimed that perceptions toward a person with a tattoo are more negative than are perceptions toward non-tattooed persons. However‚ support for this has been obtained almost completely by nonexperimental research. Participants: In 2 experiments with 158 community college student participants‚ the authors found that tattoos harmed

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    Claudia Giffin Tattoos Cultural Anthropology December 1‚ 2013 Tattooing is an art of expressing person identity. Some people use tattoos in order to show memory‚ make a statement‚ or for showing designs they like. Ever since 8th grade‚ I knew I would be getting a tattoo in the future. Body art and scars have always been very interesting subjects to me as I see them as a way to express yourself and for others to see them‚ as well. In the near future‚ I will be getting two tattoos that are both

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    How many people in here have a tattoo? How many of you all like tattoos but will never get one? Tattoo‚ coming from the Tahitian word “tattau” which means to mark were first talked about in James Cook’s expedition to the south pacific in 1769 and also even date back as far as 2000 B.C. because they were found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies from that time period. While doing research on the topic I found that different cultures use tattoos for many things. Take the Ainu people of japan. The Ainu

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    Tattoo in Korea – How it’s Accepted as Fashion Introduction Throughout history‚ the act of permanently marking on the skin with ink‚ also known as tattooing‚ has been recognized as a significant social subject within the culture of many different places and era. It has been both negatively and positively viewed by all cultures around the world depending on the time and place‚ and currently‚ it is seen by many people as fashion – a way to adorn one self and to express your individualism. In Korea

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    ENG99 Instructor Chambala Tattoos … I came across an article that stated some interesting facts about people’s reaction after getting a tattoo‚ a survey in the article states “approximately one-third of people with tattoos regret it. This piece of information came to a surprise‚ but reading a long and coming across the reasons to people’s regrets made things a little more believable for me. The article stated that many people regret there tattoos as they get older because they

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    want to‚ whether it be dancing‚ drawing‚ singing‚ or even body art!! Tattoos are not just for looks‚ it’s a way to tell a story. A lot of people that have gone in the war or service‚ they come out wanting to get a tattoo about what division they were in. Do we judge them or criticize them on that? No‚ we honor them! So before you start assuming that people with tattoos are bad‚ just ask questions for the meaning behind the tattoo. You will be surprised of what most people will have to say. Many

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    Reasons Why many choose to get Tattoos done… Why did you get that tattoo? Nowadays‚ it seems like everybody has one‚ but why did that get that specific tattoo? Tattoos are expensive‚ they are painful and they are permanent. Many people find them unattractive‚ or even repulsive‚ others see the beauty in them. If you get a tattoo‚ you will be judged by others because of that tattoo. You may be labelled a criminal‚ a thug‚ uneducated and immature and you most certainly have some underlying psychological

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    Tattoos Tonya Rising Everest Online College Instructors Sconyers May 18‚ 2014 Define deviance. In what way can deviant behavior bring about social change? Deviance means that violation of norms for rules or expectations. Deviance is more than just behavior; it involves a moral judgment too. It is impossible to isolate some behavior deviance is a relative term‚ defined by the society the time and the place. Also tattoos and body modifications are still considered

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    Tattoo‚ Tat’t’aow‚ Tattow‚ Tatoo‚ Tatto‚ Tatu‚ Ta Tau (Polynesian) Term Paper – Intro to Sociology This paper examines tattooing as a social phenomenon. Body modification is defined as the (semi)permanent‚ deliberate alteration of the human body and embraces procedures such as tattooing and body piercing (Featherstone‚ 1999). Those practices have a long history and are well known from various cultures all over the world. Although the appearance of tattoos and body piercings varied around the

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