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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"tattooing"”.
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Tattooing and high-risk behavior among adolescents
… relationship between high-risk behavior and tattooing was found using crosstabulation and chi-square analyses, and significant associations between tattoo motive and high-risk behaviors were found using independent samples t-tests and 2x2 ANOVA analyses (alpha = .05). Findings confirm …
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#GetInked: An Anthropological Exploration of Tattooing and Social Media
… to address two inquiries regarding contemporary tattooing. The first goal is to explore how social media has changed the practice of tattooing while the second goal is to examine how tattoos are used to express or explore the differing facets of a person’s identity. Identity theory, social …
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The consumption of tattoos and tattooing : the body as permanent text
… firstly to illustrate the ability of using tattooing as an instrument to investigate permanence within CCT. Secondly, to show the lack of use of the socio-historical perspective within such an investigation, and to show that the use of such data is a valid strategy and which adds depth and …
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Batok: The Exploration of Indigenous Filipino Tattooing as a Collective Occupation
… is an indigenous Filipino tattooing practice where the practitioner marks the skin by hand-tapping the ink using bone/wood implements. Previous research on tattooing has explored an occupational science perspective on Western tattooing and its engagement and implication on …
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Art, the aesthetics, and ethics of tattooing at Flax Roots Tattoo Studio
… New Zealand, offers clients different styles of tattooing to choose from, i.e. Moko, Traditional European, Portrait, and Traditional American. Tattoo artists and their clients differ in ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, occupation, age, hobbies, and so on. Anthropological research and …
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Inked in Narrative: Body Diversity, Tattooing, and its Representation in Young Adult Literature
… specific focus on tattooed bodies. Historically, tattooing has been associated with negative behaviours such as drunkenness, irresponsible behaviour, and prostitution. Individuals who do not fit into Western cultural ideas of beauty have faced discrimination and marginalisation. In particularly …
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The criminalization of tattooing in Oklahoma : an application of Clegg's circuits of power
… and subsequent decriminalization of tattooing in the state Oklahoma. The state of Oklahoma was of particular interest not only because it was the last state to decriminalize tattooing but also due to the unique factors leading to the regulation of tattooing. Findings of this research …
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The Commodification of Polynesian Tattooing: Perrsistence, Change and Reinvention of a Cultural Tradition.
… is the cultural center of the art form of tattooing. Although there was a period of almost complete absence of this art (colonialism until the mid-1900s), this is being revived in the contemporary era. An exception to this decline is found in New Zealand where the practice of tattooing …
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"Nice ink, man": a biocultural, mixed methods approach to tattooing as costly honest signaling among southern women
… I examine the influence of a cultural model of tattooing on psychological and biological stress in a sample of Southern tattooed women. The handicap principle of sexual selection states that a high risk ornament is utilized by a mate to show high-quality health. The handicap principle in regard …
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Tattoos and the interaction process: managing a tattooed identity
<p>The practice of tattooing is something which has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. Once something deemed worthy for only the lower-class echelons of society, tattooing is now practiced by those from a wide variety of classes, statuses, and demographic compositions. After providing a …
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(Re)Writing Woman with "The Laugh of the Medusa" and AntiOedipus
<p>The importance of tattooing as an area of feminist composition study lies in its challenge to male discourse concerning the subjectivity of sexed, particularly female sexed, bodies that feminism has long ignored due to fear of essentialization. Cixous argues: "…Censor the body and you censor …
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Othered flesh : social-scientific and critical patial investigations into the tattooed ancient near eastern body as space and body in space
… and critical spatial interpretation of the tattooing practices of the ancient Mediterranean cultures show that there are nine social values which are common to these cultures. These values are clothing, communicativeness, honour and shame, humility, nudity, ordering, prominence, social …
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Tattooed geographies: exploring tattoos and its relationship with breast cancer and emotional well-being
… within the practice of breast cancer related tattooing. Methodology wise, this research is guided by tenets of post-phenomenology and insights from palliative care to conduct qualitative semi-structured interviews with women living with breast cancer, as well as breast cancer related tattoo …
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Ink impressions: public perceptions of tattoos and criminality
… to be accepted in society. Participation in tattooing is a prime example of behavior that has become more mainstream. This once detestable art form, which ranges from branding techniques of criminals to tattooing as fashion, has been commodified and accepted by certain groups in our society. …
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Tattooed college students: an exploratory analysis
Tattooing is an ancient art. Tattoos have been used to worship gods, to show tribal membership, and to display wealth. However, in modern Western culture tattooing has been a devalued practice reserved for the those on the fringe of society. In the last twenty-five years, however, more mainstream …
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Preparation, Characterization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Multiple Emulsion for Topical Application of Lawsone and Dihydroxyacetone
… a primary component of red henna, used in henna tattooing and reversed tattooing. DHA initiates a reaction called the Maillard reaction which results in the browning of the skin. Application of lawsone results in the production of colored keratin-bound fluorescent polymers called melanoidins. DHA …
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Endothelial Cell-Specific Knockout of Meis1 Protects Ischemic Hindlimb Through Vascular Remodeling
… experiments. In this study, single- or 2-color tattooing (ear, tail, or toe or combinations) was performed to identify a defined or unlimited number of mice, respectively. Tail tattooing using both green and red pastes was suitable for identifying white-haired neonatal mice as early as postnatal …
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Beyond the surface an investigation into the narrative aspects of tattoos
Tattooing, a category of body modification, is a popular artistic form of both aesthetic value and self-expression. This dissertation focuses on unravelling the narrative behind tattoos and understanding their relationship to self-identification by means of in-depth research and data collection. A …
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Do condom and needle exchange provision in prisons reduce risky behavior and HIV transmission? A systematic literature review
… injecting equipment, unsafe sexual activity and tattooing. However, HIV prevention initiatives involving condom and needle exchange programs have not been widely implemented in prisons due to the perception that these would contradict policies that forbid sexual activity and drug use in prison. …
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Splendor of Ruins: Gang, State, and Crime in Honduras
… during this same period, as gang members began tattooing their bodies, particularly the face, with detailed arrangements of Satanic and chthonic imagery. I ask how the appearance of the devil and other motifs of transgression can be understood politically, both within the context of state power …
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