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- 1From:PSA Journal (Vol. 72, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedWhy do people adorn, tattoo, pierce or scarify their bodies? This question had never occurred to me until 1 started photographing in tribal Africa and Asia; now I can't stop thinking about it. Since the dawn of mankind,...
- 2From:Archives of Disease in Childhood (Vol. 86, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThe adult fashion for body piercing seems to have had a strange spin-off in children. Over a period of 51 days (13 April to 3 June 2000) 24 children aged 5-15 years attended Sheffield Children's Hospital because of...
- 3From:School Library Journal (Vol. 49, Issue 4)www.mehandi.com. Catherine Cartwright-Jones. (Accessed 2/26/03). Gr 7-12--Originally an art form that was used for Hindu brides in preparation for their weddings, Mehandi has become very popular among teens after...
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- 5From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 322, Issue 7291) Peer-ReviewedBe vigilant in treating serious complication of auricular perichondrial abscess early and aggressively Ear piercing is common, and multiple piercing of the ear has become increasingly fashionable. Often this involves...
- 6From:The Literary Review (Vol. 52, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAll said and done, at fifty, dear bindi, you brighten up the day... Each morning, I've something to look forward to in the mirror, and a game to play... Which one of you shall I use today? A full-stop of red to keep the...
- 7From:British Journal of Psychology (Vol. 96, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe out-of-body experience (OBE), in which the self and body are phenomenologically separated, has been a topic of concern in the psychological sciences for well over 100 years (Alvarado, 1992). Alvarado notes that the...
- 8From:Recherches Féministes (Vol. 27, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedParmi les modifications corporelles existantes, les pratiques transcapacitaires, qui se définissent par le besoin, chez des personnes en situation de non-handicap, de transformer leur corps en vue d'acquérir un déficit...
- 9From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 319, Issue 7225) Peer-ReviewedThe editor of Body Art magazine hopes that attitudes toward body piercing have changed since he was treated in an emergency room following a severe motor cycle accident in 1985. A nurse present at the time told him...
- 10From:Journal of Dental Hygiene (Vol. 72, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis article discusses potential oral and dental complications associated with tongue piercing. It will present an introductory overview of the procedure, outline a review of the medical and dental literature, and...
- 11From:Internal Medicine News (Vol. 38, Issue 17)BROOMFIELD, COLO. -- Body modification enthusiasts--individuals who undergo piercing, tattooing, and/or scarification--have a high rate of self-reported prior suicide attempts, David Lester, Ph.D., said at the annual...
- 12From:Journal of Environmental Health (Vol. 67, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThe popularity of tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics demands up-to-date state legislation. The objective of this article is to present a historical perspective and nationwide review of current state...
- 13From:Anthropologie et Societés (Vol. 37, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBOËTSCH Gilles, Dominique CHEVÉ et Hélène CLAUDOT-HAWAD (dir.), 2010, Décors des corps. Paris, CNRS Éditions. LAURENT Pierre-Joseph, 2010, Beautés imaginaires. Anthropologie du corps et de la parenté. Louvain-la-Neuve,...
- 14From:College Student Journal (Vol. 41, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPreviously, in those segments of America where "proper" behavior was valued, tattoos and body piercings were examples of what Goffman identified as "stigma"--they spoiled one's identity. Today, tattoos and piercings...
- 15From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 323, Issue 7309) Peer-ReviewedEDITOR--Hanif et al highlight the rising incidence of perichondritis of the pinna after "high" ear piercing.[1] Our own experience adds further information. We found an incidence of 10 cases in a population of 320...
- 16From:The Australian Journal of Anthropology (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedStimulated by a conference on Portraiture and the Problematics of Representation, which aimed to address portraiture as a set of cultural practices under the rubric of 'any body-representation that stands for an...
- 17From:Journal of Behavioral Addictions (Vol. 6, Issue S1) Peer-ReviewedBackground and aims: Limited research attention has been given to body modification in Israel: tattoos, piercings, and sub-dermal implants. The objective of this study is to examine this growing trend: Social patterns,...
- 18From:BMC Public Health (Vol. 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Body art practices have emerged as common activities among youth, yet few studies have investigated awareness in different age groups of possible health complications associated with piercing and...
- 19From:Patient Care for the Nurse PractitionerPeer-ReviewedThink about today Different states have different laws, but the federal government does not regulate tattoo artists, tattoo pigments, or the body piercing industry. In many states, you have to be at least 18 to get a...
- 20From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 52, Issue 16)Byline: PAULA WASLEY Alfred University's newest honors seminar goes only skin deep. The course, taught by Robert A. Myers, professor of anthropology and public health, takes a head-to-toe look at the many...