Tattoos : Self Expression Or Approval?

Gregory Boyle begins chapter eight: “Success with a few questions that seem so simplistic at first glance. What is success and what is failure? What is good and what is bad? Setback or progress?” (Boyle 167). Taking a few moments to process these questions, one realizes that the question is quite complex and difficult. Success has such a subjective definition that it can only be defined by the one who answers the question of “what is success to you?” and has no universal definition. Specifically with gang members, success in the context of their lives is about personal growth and less about tangible results. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will

The decision to get a tattoo is personal and different for everyone. Tattoos are generally permanent additions to the body. Rushing into a design typically ends in regret. Taking a considerable amount of time to find the perfect design and the positioning on ones’ body may not be a bad idea. Unfortunately, there are far more tattoos that are spur-of-the-moment rather than thoroughly considered, meaningful, or commemorative tattoos. In Beth Janes’s article, “Why I Rue My Tattoo,” and Stephanie Dolgoff’s piece, “Tattoo Me Again and Again,” the authors describe the different processes that they went through when deciding to get their tattoos. Both authors discuss their reasons for getting their tattoos, the designs they chose to get, and

The year was 2025 and Kayla is an ordinary 17 year old girl debating if should she get the bar code tattoo or fight against Global-1?  The bar code is ran by Global-1 and it keeps genetic code, and you use it for shopping and getting driver license. They all say that the bar code will make your life easier and you will become a real human. For Kayla’s dad it was the opposite, he had killed himself and they knew that myth was true.  Kayla now knew she didn’t want the bar code, and so she decides to join a group of people who don’t want the bar code either.  They started heading to the Adirondacks Mountains and hide there from Global-1. Kayla learned that she can predict the future with visions in her mind.  Kayla and Mfumbe had found a way

Once bound to a few specific subcultures, the tattoo industry has seen a major boom in recent years. Now, tattooing is on its way into the mainstream with forty percent of Americans age twenty-six to forty bearing one (“World’s Tattoos” 2010). The practice of embedding pigment into the skin to leave permanent marks has presented itself in traditional cultures the world over. Amongst the most notable are the Polynesians, whose custom of tattowing gave rise to the tattoos we see today (“World’s Tattoos” 2010).

Your 18th birthday is one of the most important birthdays. You are finally of legal age to get a tattoo or a body piercing. The difficult question you now face is which one do you choose? You would love either, so the decision is mainly based on the expense, aftercare, permanence, and the pain of each. Both are great ways of self-expression but body piercing is an overall better idea.

There are multiple reasons for individuals to tattoo their bodies and the reasons are usually individualistic and subjective. The experience of being tattooed is intricately bound up with one’s character,

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The art of tattoos has been prevalent in many ancient cultures and represented many different things. In the more recent past times, tattoos were seen in a very negative light; mainly associated with circus freak shows, bikers or outlaws. Even though there are more Americans getting tattoos these days, there is still a disapproving view on tattoos in the workplace. Tattoos are continuously becoming more popular with each generation and more often have some personal meaning. Many companies that have recently started to accept appropriate body art in the workplace have seen positive benefits related to their new policy changes. This debate has also led people to file discrimination lawsuits against their employer. There are occasions that the subject matter or the placement of a tattoo on the body may not be professional for certain types of jobs. With the growing number of people that have body art, the more personal meaning behind it and younger demographics of both people working for and being served by many companies these days, having visible tattoos should no longer be damaging among many careers today. The debate needs to be evaluated by each company, and often each individual situation, to determine if body art can be accepted.

The tattoo is a very old form of body modification, but in spite of that there is still a certain rejection towards those who carry them in a visible area of the body, for some it disfigures what has been created in the image and likeness of God while for others associates this with convicts or gang members mainly because they were one of the first groups to use tattoos to differentiate themselves from the rest of society. But also it is true that there is a very limited understanding about this corporal modification that could be one of the reasons why it can not be appreciated as for how it should be. However, modern society reflects the current popularity of tattooing because it has acquired an entirely artistic meaning to a social expression and a way of identity.

Tattoos have been around throughout our history, from Egyptian times to the present day. Many people may say they know the history of tattoos, and where they originate from, but do they really? Does one know that there were reasons that some people had tattoos? There may be people who know the actual history of tattoos and body art and why one would decide to get one; however there are people who do not. To be able to understand the idea of tattoos, one should educate themselves to the history of tattoos. Although tattoos have been considered taboo and a stereotype, history reveals that this particular form of body art has been used for self expression, status and

There is a long list of cultures that utilised tattoos as a form of decoration and communication (Swami, 2011). That said, within some western societies, that historical connection to the tattoo is not that strong. However the art of tattooing has seen a steady growth of its popularity and acceptance, and since the early 1990s, that growth has accelerated dramatically (Caplan, 2000; Cash, 2011; DeMello, 2000; Swami, 2011). The current estimated incidence of tattooing amongst the populations of North America and Europe is approximately 25 percent (Laumann & Derick, 2006; Swami, 2011), with one researcher suggesting those rates could continue to increase to as much as 40 percent of the population (Anderson, 2006).

The rising popularity of tattoos and body piercing is more than just the latest fashion craze. This type of body art has been a part of this world for thousands of years. Tattoos and piercings have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of punishment (Smithsonian.com). In the later years (1940 – 2000) tattoos and piercings were more common among teenagers and young adults, but now, people of all ages are expressing themselves through body art. To try and understand this rise in the desire to permanently mark ones self, we must first determine the origin and history of tattoos and piercings.

A persons’ image is vital when meeting someone for the first time. Our peers, employers, family, superiors, even strangers that you walk past can automatically judge someone, and imagine how they present themselves to the world. Tattoos have been predominantly linked with a rebellious attitude and pictured on out of control stereotypes such as rock starts, bikers, sailors, and disobedient teenagers who want nothing more than to hack off their parents. With a new coming of age generation and a step into a more lenient and liberal society these types of patrons still participate in body art but so do doctors, lawyers, or just the run of the mill house mom. Tattoos signify religious beliefs, cultural influence, or each individual’s sole

Religion is a principle social ideology that for some is a stabilizing, conservative force and for others, a catalyst for social change. Prominent sociologists like Max Weber and Karl Marx, have had these differing views in relation to the role religion plays in societal development. Marx and Weber have both developed theories that address the role religion played in the development of capitalism and its subsequent role in social change. For Weber, religion was regarded as a catalyst for economic development. Marx, on the other hand, viewed religion as an underlying force which delayed revolutionary change. These perspectives on religion seemed to form the basis for the theories introduced by both Marx and Weber on the rise and stability of capitalism in Europe. Both Marx and Weber became concerned with capitalism, not just as an economic system, but also as a structure which impacted society as a whole. Marx and Weber sought to explain the development of an economic system in Europe, which seemed to have a connection to religious ideologies, and how it affected society. The objective of this paper is to compare and contrast the perspectives introduced by Marx and Weber on the role of religion in social change. This paper considers that a major theme of Marx’s and Weber’s writing is of the capitalist society. Understanding their thoughts of the capitalist society allowed for an interpretation of their view on religion. Marx saw the economy as the base which determines

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