Marked Difference: Tattooing and its Association with Deviance in the United States

Adams, Josh

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“…The events included here represent pivotal innovations in each field and changes in both industry practice and social norms. Furthermore, this analysis is predicated on two presuppositions: (1) that each industry began as a stigmatized and deviant field (Adams 2009a;Bradley 2000;Haiken 1997;Sullivan 2001) and (2) that there has been a change in the social perception, acceptance, and commercial viability of each industry (Adams 2009b;Brooks 2004;Kosut 2006;Sullivan 2001;Wicks and Grandy 2007). As such, this analysis shows how each industry has developed to achieve varying levels of mainstream success through the active management of stigma and professionalization.…”

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“…Figure 2 shows a less organized structure for the development of the tattoo industry. The enduring marginality of tattooing has persisted throughout most of its development as an industry (Adams 2009a), hampering its ability to reach a broad section of the market. Indeed, this speaks to the constraints of a limited market relative to the management of the industry's image and its ability to reach a broad consumer base.…”

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Cleaning Up the Dirty Work: Professionalization and the Management of Stigma in the Cosmetic Surgery and Tattoo Industries

Adams

2012

Deviant Behavior

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Cleaning Up the Dirty Work: Professionalization and the Management of Stigma in the Cosmetic Surgery and Tattoo Industries

Adams

2012

Deviant Behavior

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“…First, and most significant, is that many of the studies in the category of Psychological Dispositions and Social Misfits overemphasize the connection between deviant behavior and being tattooed. These studies continue to perpetuate the long‐standing myth that tattooed people are somehow abnormal or deviant (Adams ; Silver et al ; Stirn and Hinz ). This overlooks the set of findings by Sanders () and Atkinson (), which shows that tattoo wearers engage in many pro‐social behaviors in the process of attaining a tattoo, and being tattooed.…”

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Tat's All Folks: An Analysis of Tattoo Literature

Lane

2014

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The purpose of this manuscript is to review the existing literature on the subject of tattooing. By focusing on the unit of analysis, this paper demonstrates that little is actually known about the process of tattooing. This review highlights how research on the subject is concentrated on understanding tattoo wearers. Existing literature on tattooing can be summarized into one of four general themes or sets of findings: tattooed individuals, group behavior, art or cultural production, and commoditization of culture. While viewed as a trivial subject, research indicates that tattooing is highly complex and social behavior. I propose that research shift from tattoos as the outcome cultural production to the social processes and conditions under which they are produced. While we know a lot about tattoo wearers, research on the process of tattooing can inform larger sociological debates, including discussions of labor, commodification, art, authenticity, and marginality.Tattooing is the one subject that -to be written about -demands a plunge into the waters, not a comfortable observer's beach-chair at the side of the ocean (Samuel Steward).Tattooing has recently received increased attention from the general public and scholars. While scholars have discussed tattooing for the past century (Darwin 1902;Lombroso 1896;Parry 1933;Sinclair 1909), only recently has the subject been treated as a serious area of research. Currently, there are growing bodies of literature in several fields and subfields, including medicine (

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“…For the stigmatised characteristics sub-domain, variables were: having a visible tattoo and lifetime incarceration history (categorised as never incarcerated, incarcerated in Mexico only, incarcerated in US only, or incarcerated in both Mexico and US). Tattoos have long been considered a marker of social undesirability and engagement in deviant behaviours, such as crime and drug use [47–49]; previous research among deported migrants has found that tattoos are considered a marker of ‘Americanisation’ and deportation history [37]. Similarly, reports suggest that incarceration history is associated with being perceived by local communities as a drug user, gang member and ‘dangerous’ outsider [13, 35, 50].…”

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Relationships Between Integration and Drug Use Among Deported Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico

Horyniak

Pinedo

Burgos

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J Immigrant Minority Health

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Deported migrants face numerous challenges which may elevate their risk for drug use. We examined relationships between integration and drug use among deported migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. A cross-sectional survey conducted at a free health clinic included 255 deported Mexican-born migrants residing in Tijuana ≥6 months. Multivariable logistic regression examined associations between variables across four integration domains (public participation, social connections, macro-level facilitators and foundations) and recent (past 6-month) drug use. The prevalence of recent drug use was 46 %. Having sought work in Tijuana in the past 6 months, greater household affluence, lifetime history of incarceration in both US and Mexico, and lacking health insurance were independently associated with recent drug use. Policies that support access to employment, adequate housing and healthcare in Mexico, particularly for justice-involved deportees, may facilitate successful integration and reduce potential stressors that may contribute to drug use.

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Marked Difference: Tattooing and its Association with Deviance in the United States

Cited by 48 publications

References 35 publications

Cleaning Up the Dirty Work: Professionalization and the Management of Stigma in the Cosmetic Surgery and Tattoo Industries

Cleaning Up the Dirty Work: Professionalization and the Management of Stigma in the Cosmetic Surgery and Tattoo Industries

Tat's All Folks: An Analysis of Tattoo Literature

Relationships Between Integration and Drug Use Among Deported Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico

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