▪ Abstract Inscriptions on the body, especially tattoo, scarification, and body paint, have been
part of ethnographic literature since before the birth of anthropology as a discipline …

Body modifications have been prevalent for centuries and are practiced for a great variety of
reasons. Lately, tattoos and body piercings have become increasingly popular. Thus, a …

Neutralizations are important explanations for the rise and persistence of deviant behavior.
We can find many different and overlapping techniques of neutralizations in the literature …

Originally published in 1989, this ground-breaking ethnographic exploration of tattooing—
and the art world surrounding it—covers the history, anthropology and sociology of body …

This article aims to do two things. The first of these is to introduce the concept of reflexive
body techniques into the debate on body modification/maintenance. The value of the …

This sophomore/junior level core text is intended for the juvenile delinquency course taught
in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology departments at both four year and two year …

Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013 2013 Honorable Mention for the
Distinguished Book Award presented by the Midwest Sociological Society Honorable …

Whenever we imitate, we transfer not only the demand for creative activity, but also the
responsibility for the action from ourselves to another. Thus the individual is freed from the …

Although social change is diverse and ubiquitous, there is to date little research on the
impact of social change on individual development, nor on the variables that may mediate …

The phenomenon of self-disclosure has been actively studied in several sub-discliplines of
psychology from the 1970s on, and neighbouring disciplines, such as social and …