Tattooing in Contemporary Society: Identity and Authenticity - Paperback

by Michael Rees (Author)

Based on interviews and participant observation at tattoo studios and tattoo conventions, this book draws on Norbert Elias' figurational sociology to investigate the reasons for which so many people choose tattooing as a form of body modification in the construction of their identity.

Author Biography

Michael Rees is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.