Motivation for Tattoos
Tattoos and psychological standpoints on them are a bountiful topic full of study and data collection ranging from gender, race and perception and many more why people get tattoos is always discussed. In the words of Dillon Haley, and the American Psychological Association (2017) “The general motivations for getting tattoos and piercings have tended to fall into the same three categories for hundreds of years:(a) a symbol of an important past event, love, or friendship, (b) group membership, and/or (c) a marker of individuality.” (p.1)
Tattoos that fall into the realm of symbols of important past events, love, or friendship could display work such as a name of a loved one alive or deceased to show their fondness for
Tattoos and psychological standpoints on them are a bountiful topic full of study and data collection ranging from gender, race and perception and many more why people get tattoos is always discussed. In the words of Dillon Haley, and the American Psychological Association (2017) “The general motivations for getting tattoos and piercings have tended to fall into the same three categories for hundreds of years:(a) a symbol of an important past event, love, or friendship, (b) group membership, and/or (c) a marker of individuality.” (p.1)
Tattoos that fall into the realm of symbols of important past events, love, or friendship could display work such as a name of a loved one alive or deceased to show their fondness for