Body Adornment And Deviant Behavior Analysis

Reviewing these numbers, there is a clear relationship between body adornment and other deviant behaviours; however, they do not account for why there is a link. Why is it that bodily-adorned individuals seem to differ in these secondary behaviours when compared to those who have refrained from decorating their bodies? Gordon Forbes provides a potential answer, though perhaps maybe not as straightforward as some would like. Forbes’ research into family experience, motives, and personality begins by backing up Koch et al.’s findings, stating that “those with modifications were more reckless and risk-taking, drunk more often, and used marijuana more often (Forbes, 2001)”. Delving into individuals’ pasts to see if the family makeup had any influence on deviant behaviour, Forbes found that there was no significant difference between adorned and plain individuals when it came to their upbringing. What he did discover was how personalities differed; those who were more reckless as children had higher rates of body adornment later in life (Forbes, 2001). By having a reckless personality by nature, it is more likely that an individual will engage in a multitude of deviant behaviours other than adornment, it is just in their character. A perfect example …show more content…
The correlation between body adornment and these secondary deviances can be attributed to numerous things; for instance, having a more rebellious and reckless personality, being close to others who are adorned, trying to differ from the norm, and even because one may not know all the risks that accompany these deviant behaviours. Various choices we make in adulthood may also contribute to knowledge of deviant behaviours and decrease both primary and secondary