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Tattooed - The Sociogenesis of a Body Art (Paperback, New)
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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, few have examined it
through a sociological lens. 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 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
contextualized against broader trends in body habits, and Atkinson
brings to fore research on a wide variety of body projects such as
cosmetic surgery, dieting, piercing, branding, and cutting in order
to conceptually analyze the enduring social significance of body
art. He further employs historical and contemporary theories of the
body while also illustrating the general benefit of examining body
modification practices through integrated sociological theories.
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