Body Tattoos And Social Norms

Deviant But Not Criminal , Criminal but not Deviant
All crime is by definition a deviant behaviour but not all deviance are criminal. How do you see different behaviours? Do you think situations like having body tattoos , bystander apathy or abortion are criminal or they just violate social norms ? There can be a good argument on Deviance VS Criminal behaviours with different viewpoints .

The deviant behaviours are the one which are not accepted by the society , people see them as a sin. Here I am going to discuss about ‘Body Tattooing’ which is by far thought by people as a negative impact for social norms in many countries including American and Asian countries. People have a wrong intention about others who are having tattoos that they take illegal drugs and are having criminal records. Doesn’t it sounds weird? …show more content…
Watching a person having a body art doesn’t mean you should get scared of them or think negatively for them. Observing others , being afraid of them makes them embarrassed. After all just having tattoos isn’t rebellious. There are many famous sportsmen , actors and celebrities who have a lot of tattoos on their body but we don’t think about them by putting a negative impact on social norms. Isn’t it unfair for other people from the society. Some kinds of behaviours such as body tattooing and piercing ,may be unusual, but are viewed by most of us as harmless , is an example of “social diversion” (Siegel, Brown & Hoffman ,