Tattoos: Rite Of Passage Or Taboo?
Submitted by missed76 on May 29, 2010
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Tattoos: Rite Of Passage Or Taboo?
Tattoos have been throughout our diverse cultures for thousands of generations, dating back to the Stone Age. While some cultures view tattoos as taboo, tattoos are also viewed as a rite of passage throughout life by others. Even now, in modern American society, tattoos are now considered socially acceptable by most, even though as recently as 30 years ago, they were thought to be tacky, or otherwise an indicator of less then exemplary character.
In a culture that observes these tattoos as a right to passage it represents the difficult journey into adulthood, a mark of status, bravery, a pledge of love, or possible punishment. Guynup (2004) speaks of an adolescent boy from the...
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