Body modification is a universal culture. In every culture, people changed their bodies for various reasons. Some of the different reasons would be for religious, spiritual, personal gratification, medical or social. In recent years body modification practices such as the arts of tattooing and body piercing have experienced an increase in popularity. They have become so prolific notes Katie Zezima (2005) that a survey conducted by Harris Interactive in 2003 found that one in six adults has a tattoo. The choice I decided to write about is body modification between in women between the ages of 21 and 35. I further narrowed down my select group down to women that work in emergency medical services in the Midwest. One of the reasons I decided to write about this topic is because several employers have a stringent dress code while in uniform. Also, the reason I chose women over men is because men typical have tattoos which can easily be covered with long sleeve shirts, however women tend to have more piercing in their multiple ear piercings, nose piercings, lip piercings and tattoos.
According to Victoria Pitts (2003), …show more content…
According to the article, “Factors that Influence Attitudes Toward Women With Tattoos,” “historically, although men with tattoos have experienced negative judgments and reactions, they have arguably received greater social acceptance than have women with tattoos” (Hawkes, Senn, and Thorn 2004). All of women that returned my survey have tattoos. I found that number particularly interesting since it encompassed all of them. What I was not surprised to find out is, most of the women’s tattoos are already being covered with their normal uniform. The location varied from the small of the back, panty area, thighs and feet. However, some did have tattoos that would be visible outside of their normal uniform. All of the employers would make the woman cover up the tattoo with some type of
According to Victoria Pitts (2003), …show more content…
According to the article, “Factors that Influence Attitudes Toward Women With Tattoos,” “historically, although men with tattoos have experienced negative judgments and reactions, they have arguably received greater social acceptance than have women with tattoos” (Hawkes, Senn, and Thorn 2004). All of women that returned my survey have tattoos. I found that number particularly interesting since it encompassed all of them. What I was not surprised to find out is, most of the women’s tattoos are already being covered with their normal uniform. The location varied from the small of the back, panty area, thighs and feet. However, some did have tattoos that would be visible outside of their normal uniform. All of the employers would make the woman cover up the tattoo with some type of