Modification

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),…

“Throughout history in all cultures a common ultimate goal is to achieve beauty” (Hutchins). For centuries, women of all race, culture, and location have strived to reach one common goal, which is to feel attractive. The old Chinese used to use a technique called foot binding, which was not only a symbol of beauty but also wealth and status. While foot binding no longer is a procedure used in this day in age, women have found new contemporary methods to make themselves look and feel more…

of certain characteristics. Humans come in all shapes and sizes with enough combinations that it is not rare to have similar features to someone who may have a completely different background than you. Most of these characteristics occur naturally throughout one’s life, but some individuals take it upon themselves to create their own characteristics through a process called body modification. People from around the world use many different types body modifications for a variety of reasons. Body…

The biggest overarching theme I noticed among all of the different texts was the connection of body modification to passing. The method, cultural context, and reasons all varied; however, body modification in all cases was used in order to fit a certain set of standards. I originally used to think of passing in a different way, I mostly associated the term with the transgender community and biracial people (as in white-passing); however, I now realize that the term passing can mean different…

In order to get rid of the cursing behavior from her husband Bianca used extinction principal technique for behavior modification process. First she identifies the behavior that needs to be corrected. Then she did an ABC analysis of her husband’s behavior. And find out that which events or situation cause her husband to start cursing a lot. She finds out that because his husband was in the Army and people curse a lot in that lifestyle. She understands how difficult it gets while our citizen…

on a job application being considered more appropriate than the ink on people’s bodies has become the foundation of a growing debate. Workers getting fired from their job for inked images on their body, employers disqualifying employees applying for a job because of facial piercings, and employees having to hide changes to their appearance to fit company dress codes all exemplify aspects of this issue regarding the treatment of body modifications in the workplace. On one side of this issue,…

For decades, body modification has grown in popularity. Millions of people around the world, have been accustomed to the rise of body modifications. Countless people have come to realize the symbolism of body modifications. “Body modifications give a rite to passage, aesthetic reasons, and religious reasons to help show self-expression” (“The history of body modification” 3). Tattoos are body modifications, which are made by inserting ink into the epidermis layer of the skin. “When…

Introduction In South Korea there is a strange dichotomy when it comes to body modification and the ways that citizens may choose to alter their appearance. whether temporarily or permanently. In South Korea as a whole. there is somewhat of a social standard that one is expected to uphold while they move throughout society. This standard is that your looks do not stray too far off from those of the general population. In other words. any modifications should be subtle and virtually unnoticeable.…

While body modification are a growing in popularity, but the society and parents still claims that tattoo bring a significant negative impact to the personal appearance as a sign of rebellion and irresponsible. According to Leo (1995), he discusses of tattoo as “cultural crises can't really be dealt with by letting loose our personal obsessions and marking up our bodies.” Leo uses word choice to express his view of non-traditional body modification in America is done mostly for shock value. He…

On that Monday, as my attempt in taking the modification seriously I decided to completely cut out any purchases throughout that entire week. So following that plan on that following Monday I didn’t spend any money at all. Due to all of the money I spent from that following weekend I decided to minimize my spending habits for the week to $0. On Tuesday however, I decided to purchase breakfast from McDonalds. That came up to a total amount of $7.70. Though, it is a common habit of mine to at…