1st Edition
Tattooing in Contemporary Society Identity and Authenticity
By Michael Rees
Copyright 2022
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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Tattooing has become an increasingly popular phenomenon in the twenty first century, with growing numbers of sports stars and celebrities choosing to go ‘under the needle’ and tattooing regularly featuring in mainstream media. Based on interviews and participant observation at tattoo studios and tattoo conventions, this book investigates the reasons why so many people choose this form of body... Read more
Introduction
1. The History of Western Tattooing
2. A Review of the Current Literature and the Case for Figurational Sociology
3. Researching Tattoos
4. A Figurational Understanding of Tattooing
5. From Outsider to Established: Explaining the Current Popularity and Acceptability of Tattooing
6. Representing the Self: Deviance and Normality
7. Quests for Authenticity
Biography
Michael Rees is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.
