Rise Of Tattoos In Today's Society
Literature Review- Rise Of tattoos In Today's Society
By, Tim Dawson
Tattoos are becoming extremely popular in today's society. They seem to be everywhere from professional athletes showing them off to even TV shows all about getting tattoos. They are becoming a norm in society or are they already the norm? Are they still considered rebellious? This will all be explored as this literature review will look into the history of tattoos, tattoos on the rise, health risks of tattoos, and why teens go and get tattoos. We will even take a look at a sociological study of the changing significance of tattoos. Tattoos seem to be on a rapid increase in popularity and a booming industry, that doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
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The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word tattau, which means "to mark. The first tattoo instruments used were believed to be typically a disk made of clay and red ochre together with sharp bone needles that are inserted into holes in the top of the disk. In the late 1700s, Captain Cook made several trips to the South Pacific. Returning from one of this trips, he brought a heavily tattooed Polynesian named Omai who became a sensation in London. Soon, the upper- class were getting small tattoos in discreet places. For a short time tattooing became a fad. What kept tattooing from becoming more widespread was its slow and painstaking procedure. In 1891, Samuel O'Rtiely made the first electric tattooing machine. As the average person could easily get a tattoo, the upper classes turned away from it. By the turn of the century, tattooing had lost a great deal of credibility. Tattooists worked the sleazier sections of town and heavily tattooed people traveled with circuses and "freak Shows." The birthplace of the American style tattoo was Chatham Square in New York City. While tattooing was declining in popularity across the country, in Chatham Square in flourished. In the 1920s, with prohibition and then the …show more content…
Tattoos have come a long way from being looked at as rebellious to now a trendy fashion statement. Tattoos are seen everywhere in society from celebrities to multiple people on the beach. Even public leaders have tattoos. Professional athletes have had a lot to do with the acceptance of tattoos now a days. They made them visible, desirable and socially acceptable. Brendan O'Neill is another author who wrote the article, Tattoos were once a sign of rebellion – now they are evidence of craven conformity to cultural norms, and it also talks about so social norms of tattoos. Tattoos are no longer signs of rebellion as they are now symbols of conformism. It is those people who deny to get tattoos who are the true deviants today. If a deviant is one who “departs from usual or accepted standards”, then it is the non-tattooed, who are exercising deviancy in the 21st century. In Britain, more than a third of 16- to 44-year-olds have tattoos. Now a days you can't walk down a busy street without seeing people with tattoos and to not be tattooed, to have what is known as “virgin skin”, is to go against the mainstream, and to reject body art is to rebel. These articles did a good job at summing up the gaining popularity of tattoos in today's society and how the are a part of the main stream. This is real helpfully for someone to know who might have been nervous to get a tattoo
By, Tim Dawson
Tattoos are becoming extremely popular in today's society. They seem to be everywhere from professional athletes showing them off to even TV shows all about getting tattoos. They are becoming a norm in society or are they already the norm? Are they still considered rebellious? This will all be explored as this literature review will look into the history of tattoos, tattoos on the rise, health risks of tattoos, and why teens go and get tattoos. We will even take a look at a sociological study of the changing significance of tattoos. Tattoos seem to be on a rapid increase in popularity and a booming industry, that doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
The article, …show more content…
The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word tattau, which means "to mark. The first tattoo instruments used were believed to be typically a disk made of clay and red ochre together with sharp bone needles that are inserted into holes in the top of the disk. In the late 1700s, Captain Cook made several trips to the South Pacific. Returning from one of this trips, he brought a heavily tattooed Polynesian named Omai who became a sensation in London. Soon, the upper- class were getting small tattoos in discreet places. For a short time tattooing became a fad. What kept tattooing from becoming more widespread was its slow and painstaking procedure. In 1891, Samuel O'Rtiely made the first electric tattooing machine. As the average person could easily get a tattoo, the upper classes turned away from it. By the turn of the century, tattooing had lost a great deal of credibility. Tattooists worked the sleazier sections of town and heavily tattooed people traveled with circuses and "freak Shows." The birthplace of the American style tattoo was Chatham Square in New York City. While tattooing was declining in popularity across the country, in Chatham Square in flourished. In the 1920s, with prohibition and then the …show more content…
Tattoos have come a long way from being looked at as rebellious to now a trendy fashion statement. Tattoos are seen everywhere in society from celebrities to multiple people on the beach. Even public leaders have tattoos. Professional athletes have had a lot to do with the acceptance of tattoos now a days. They made them visible, desirable and socially acceptable. Brendan O'Neill is another author who wrote the article, Tattoos were once a sign of rebellion – now they are evidence of craven conformity to cultural norms, and it also talks about so social norms of tattoos. Tattoos are no longer signs of rebellion as they are now symbols of conformism. It is those people who deny to get tattoos who are the true deviants today. If a deviant is one who “departs from usual or accepted standards”, then it is the non-tattooed, who are exercising deviancy in the 21st century. In Britain, more than a third of 16- to 44-year-olds have tattoos. Now a days you can't walk down a busy street without seeing people with tattoos and to not be tattooed, to have what is known as “virgin skin”, is to go against the mainstream, and to reject body art is to rebel. These articles did a good job at summing up the gaining popularity of tattoos in today's society and how the are a part of the main stream. This is real helpfully for someone to know who might have been nervous to get a tattoo