A Study Of Women With Non Mainstream Body Modifications Through Interviews

“The Decorated Body” is an essay written by France Borel - an anthropologist who studies tattooing, piercing, plastic surgery, and other alterations. “The Decorated Body” was featured in the Parabola in 1994.

Comparative Analysis of Josie Appleton’s article “The Body Piercing Project” and Bonnie Berkowitz’ “Tattooing Outgrows Its Renegade Image to Thrive In The Mainstream”.

As I started my research to find out what influences college-aged women to get a piercing or tattoo, I wanted my observation to take place where many different types of college women could be found. I chose the campus library where women of all different ethnicities, religions, majors, and cultures could be found. This would allow me to see these women as individuals. I began my observation on October 23rd, 2017 at 12:00 pm, I sat at a table towards that back of the library so I was able to see the majority of the main floor. I observed many women, all belonging to different social groups, having different majors, and different senses of style, these women

This research is limited only to the ethical issues of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM). Ethical issues about other kinds/types of mutilation like the tattoos or markings, surgeries, transplants and piercings are not furthermore discussed, explained, and identified in this research.

Why A Public Anthropology? addresses the issue about why cultural anthropology is not affective by its current stance of “not doing any ethical harm” and into more detail explains why IRB’s should make notions to move towards a more positive stance of "doing good." Throughout the explanation of ethical violations from five given cases, the details will prove why these violations emphasize that the review board’s current stance of "do no harm is an ethically ambiguous position”. Even with anthropologists going in with the intentions of not doing harm result in the exact opposite; including national governments who try to avoid ethical issues end up just over-regulating research studies. These actions limit researcher ability to do well and cause additional problems. IRB’s focus on positive results is based on monetary value and time however this does not show respect and sensitivity. In the reading of this research I conclude it is due to the lack of similarity to the participants of the study leads to lack of care and treatment, thus threatening their wellbeing leads to the ethical issues in research cases and regulation. To solve this problem, Institutional Review Boards and Review Ethics Boards should create a set of common rules, these rules could easily differentiate what between what is what is and what is not ethical behavior and additionally it would facilitate all types of data in research projects that

For many teenagers across the nation, tattoos act as a major sign of hope or a sense of permanency. Tattoos can reflect a belief, or publicize a sense of control over one’s own body (Blair, 2007). Andres Martin wrote a paper to share a sense of imagery with readers. Andres Martin was said to be a wise author with neutral views on the matter of teens and their tattoos. This paper was mainly aimed towards people in the world who were trying to get a real grip and understanding on the frequent teenager’s mind set. The author was aiming the paper at teachers, child psychiatrist, and even doctors, many parents still sought after this source to try and perceive the significance of permanently inking part of one’s body. The up and coming generation has become more tuned into tattoos than ever before. Andres Martin expressing personal viewpoints in Teenagers and Tattoos permits the reader to see eye to eye with teenagers by employing understandable comparisons, explaining logic to tattoos, and share the relief and aid that these tattoos convey to young adolescents.

Individuals should be able to express themselves without having limitations as to which occupation they have because modifications do not harm customers or others, they are people who need jobs like the rest of us, and it is unfair. Often, when most people hear the words “body modifications” they think about the huge plates in people’s ears or lips. Most people fail to realize that body modifications can be as simple as tanning, dieting, or more drastic, plastic surgery. As society develops, body modifications such as tattooing, hair color, and stretched ears are becoming more of a social “norm” and increasingly popular.

Taboos aren’t a concept that just applies to certain manners or actions, but as well as a type of art, known as body modification. The meaning of “body modification” means to alter one’s physical appearance through practices such as tattooing, piercing, or plastic surgery. Throughout history there have been times that tattoos were thought of as taboo, but more and more countries have become more accepting of it as it becomes more mainstreams. Although it is losing its poor reputation in some countries, other areas such as South Korea and Japan have societies that are mainly against this type of body modification. Those against body modification believe that it symbolizes the bad in this world and is self-destructive to a person. Individuals who modify and manipulate their bodies have many reasons

As generations progress from teenage years to adulthood, a new physical representation also rises with young adults. Though not all may participate with the given trend, there are those who find individuality within societally approved social boundaries. Compared especially to the 1960s trend of long hair representing a sense of freedom and independence, tattooing within the last decade provides a similar effect for those who participate in the kind of body modification. Regardless, the art of tattooing remains a controversial issue despite the increase in participation within the upcoming adult and young adult generations. Initially used “to provide a means by which those with poor character could be easily identified” (Whorton 3) by numerous societies throughout history, this purpose displays why we continue to place prejudices on those who participate in the aspect of society today. However, with an increase in the amount of people getting tattoos, more employers are faced with the decision on whether or not they will accept applicants with visible body art. Despite an obvious progression of the acceptance of tattoos within general society because of the younger adult generation, does this kind of body modification still significantly inhibit the probability of succeeding in the professional world?

It is essential to not only consider the participants as individuals but to think about the community in which they reside. Researchers can inadvertently harm a community through the research. Results of a report can stigmatize a specific group, bring harm to participants for cooperating, as well as other harms not intended. Therefore, consent of the participant may not be enough without taking into considerations what other harms may be

* A way to re-negotiate identity through changing the appearance of the body. * Kathryn Morgan (1991) à more mainstream feminist view. She argues that although women may feel that they are making a free and informed choice, they are not really free to make a genuine choice because of patriarchal cultural pressures on them; that, although women may say that they are creating a new identity for themselves, they are really conforming to traditional (male dominated) ideologies of how womens bodies should look.

When deciding on what issue should be brought to the attention of the campus the artist choose to focus on the acceptance and decriminalization of the human body. Therefore the demonstration was called My Body is Not a Crime. The artist wanted to incorporate both the male and female anatomy by creating a demonstration that properly portrays the concept of uncensored beauty. The inspiration for the topic derived from the feminist artist Dafna Rehavia, whom created artwork depicting the mutilation of the female anatomy. The demonstration’s purpose was to bring awareness to the public of the notion that the human body is not an object that can be given tittles but a natural organism pertaining to all. Human bodies are all created in different forms but remain equal in beauty. Beauty, defined by the demonstration differs from the beauty deemed acceptable in society. Within social media, movies, magazines, and other forms of advertisements the human body is molded and shaped into

As the art of tattooing has become more popular and accepted within various societies, stigmas and stereotypes of those with such body modifications remain. For over three hundred years, tattoos have been viewed as a deviant act, one that causes individuals to associate those with tattoos with risky and foolish behavior. Despite the characteristics of tattoos being large or small, tribal or fashionable, people did not express any difference in opinion toward individuals who endured the pain of tattooing. The stigmas and attitudes placed upon these individuals continue in an array of areas, as those with tattoos are judged based on personality, character flaws, behavioral patterns, intelligence, and approachability. Such judgments of the

I chose to do this field report on body art because I, personally, find the topic very complex and interesting. It is for this reason that I decided to narrow the scope of my field research. I am focusing this report on the trends and evolution in body art as relating to modern women. When I say modern women I am referring to the women from about the 18th century to the current day. I chose to focus on women imparticular because of the strong societal pressure that is specifically place upon them to fulfill a certain role and aesthetically look a particular way. I wanted to research the history of body art and how it related to these pressures and stigmas. In my research I found everything

Research ethics specifies the way the researchers’ ought to conduct themselves while conducting scientific research (Shrader-Frechette, 1994). As this research involved the participation of humans, it was important to let them