It does not matter the age, 18 or 21 and above, tattoos are a source of expression. For instance, tattoos may represent something based upon your culture or even represent someone special in your life. They may reveal a memory or tell a story. Your tattoo may never be understood by others, but that gives you the opportunity to explain. My friend, Brittany Solomon, who agrees tattoos are a source of self-expression, wants a tattoo of a feather with an Arabic quote underneath it.
Acceptance of Tattoos In Today’s Society As far back as recorded human civilization goes, man has looked for means by which to differentiate himself from others of his kind and by this, create a unique identity for himself. Various means have been used to accomplish this most notably of which is tattooing. Tattoos offer to assist man in his ambition to achieve self-identity and expression by providing him with the means through which he can demonstrate his uniqueness and difference from the others. They also give a person a platform on which he/she can show his affiliations to a certain group. In recent times, tattooing as an art form has experienced monumental changes from the earlier years where it was the exclusive premise of sailors and prisoners to being widely acceptable and even fashionable to the general population today (Ricci 1).
I read a rather intriguing piece by Andres Martin called On Teenagers and Tattoos. In the piece Martin talks about how he feels adolescents perceive the all too famous form of art: tattoos. He writes that adolescents basically prematurely get tattoos because they’re seeking individuation and a sense of normalcy and control. Nowadays tattoos are everywhere, in a way they can be seen as a fashion statement. “As with any other fashion statement, they can be construed as bodily aids in the inner struggle towards identity consolidation, serving as adjuncts to the defining and sculpting of the self by means of external manipulations” is how Martin puts it(Martin, 2012, p.320).
With all this said i would use the different research methods to investigate what percent of people and corporations found facial and neck tattoos in the workplace acceptable. Surveys would seem like the easiest research method, but may be a difficult because you would have to target several very different populations in order to get accurate results. Due to resources it would be unrealistic to try and survey the entire population, so a good place with a good mix of ages, races and backgrounds, like our college, would be a good forum to conduct a survey. I would use a random sample including students and instructors by obtaining a list of staff and students and then randomly
You’ll find tattoos in accounting and lawyers and every straight-up job. It isn’t just alternative people.” (Finlo Rohrer) 2007 Humanity has decorated their bodies with tattoos for many centuries. In the beginning mostly men received tattoos. In this age you see men and women of all ages, races, religions and social groups with tattoos. The once taboo subject is no longer as unaccepted as in past decades.
Generally, I m against body piercing and tattoos, because I think our bodies are already beautifull, so there is no need for any decoration. If I ever decide to get a tatoo it will be something very small, and it will be my way of expressing emotions and feelings towards somebody or something. It would be done by the best tattoo artist that i can find. I m totally against tatoos that have no meaning such as animal animations andsport team's symbols. I have my ears pierced and dont plan on any other body piercings.
In this article it gives facts and opinions, “on teenagers and tattoos”, for instance, when talking about the reasoning for which adolescents tattoo their bodies would be an opinion, no one can really say why someone chose to do something, you can get a good idea by doing surveys and questionnaires but everyone is different. “imagery of a religious, deathly, or skeletal nature, the likeliness of fierce animals or imagined creatures, and the simple inscription of names are some of the time-tested favorite contents for tattoos” [61] The author of this article also used a lot of intellectual jargon in his writing, and may have been directed not only towards other psychiatrists but to well educated-upper class citizens. The author of this article must’ve been well educated in the psychology field and with child development, to be able to come up with such great findings about the cause and effect with adolescents
Although the media in today’s society has thrived on the lives of the famous, anything that will sell is what gets published. On the other hand should the general public not have a right to know what they (actors, musicians, athletes) are up to, those people are and can be icons and role models for today’s youth. So Michael Phelps should have to beware of what he is doing in public where pictures and people may see what is going on, in this situation he has done the right thing by taking responsibility for his actions, he is a role model to many after all. Besides what company wants to have a spokesperson seen smoking marijuana is bad for their reputation as well Michael Phelps’s own. What is ethical for the sponsors to do to Michael Phelps?
Like hairdo, makeup, or baggy jeans, tattoos and piercings can be subject to fad influence or peer pressure in an effort toward group affiliation. As with any other fashion statement, they can be construed as bod ily aids in the inner struggle toward identity consolida tion, serving as adjuncts to the defining and sculpting of the self by means of external manipulations. But unlike most other body decorations, tattoos and piercings are set apart by their irreversible and permanent nature, a quality at the core of their magnetic appeal to adolescents. Adolescents and their parents are often at odds over the acquisition of bodily decorations. For the adolescent, pierc ing or tattoos may be seen as
No Tattoo for Young Adults? Tattoos have been around for centuries and it can have cultural significance for a person. In America, teenagers who are experimenting with their identities may be drawn to tattoos as a form of expression or rebellion. Unlike some other forms of self-expression like hair coloring or clothing, however, tattoos leave permanent marks and it requires lifetime commitment. Getting extreme tattoos can also be a sign of deviant behavior or mental health problems in young adults.