The Cultural Influences that Provide the Impetus to Create Self-Identity Through Inscribing the Body
dc.contributor.advisor | Dobris, Catherine A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Doran, Teri Lynn | |
dc.contributor.other | White-Mills, Kim D. | |
dc.contributor.other | Parrish-Sprowl, John | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-19T15:34:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-07-19T15:34:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-07-19T15:34:22Z | |
dc.degree.date | 2010 | en |
dc.degree.discipline | Communication Studies | en |
dc.degree.grantor | Indiana University | en |
dc.degree.level | M.A. | en |
dc.description | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | en |
dc.description.abstract | Tattoos, a permanent body modification that has frequently been associated with deviance and lower class sub-cultures, have become increasingly popular in the United States since the early 1990’s. In my thesis I examine the shared worldviews of individuals who obtain tattoos by conducting an analysis of six internet communities that promote this sub-culture in order to understand how cultural influences provide the impetus to create self-identity through inscribing the body. I will argue that individuals who commit to a permanent tattoo may be motivated by the need to create self identity. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2186 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/443 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.subject | Tattoo | en |
dc.subject | Ontological Security | |
dc.subject | Self-Identity | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Tattooing | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Self-perception | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Online social networks | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Ontology | en |
dc.title | The Cultural Influences that Provide the Impetus to Create Self-Identity Through Inscribing the Body | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
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