Book

Body piercing and tattoos / Hester L. Furey, book editor.

Summary:

A collection of essays presenting opposing viewpoints concerning body modification techniques such as body piercing and tattoos, and how they affect teenagers and young adults.

Record details

ISBN: 9780737772388 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0737772387 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 98 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Tattoos have become mainstream / Susan Swartz -- Tattoos often represent a struggle to survive / Joseph Miller -- Body piercings and tattoos can be a form of self-care / Rebecca Lawrence -- Body modification can be a way to assert ownership of one's body / Olivia James -- Tattoo ink-related infections: awareness, diagnosis, reporting, and prevention / Pamela M. LeBlanc, Katherine A. Hollinger, Karl C. Klontz -- Temporary tattoos may put you at risk / US Food and Drug Administration -- What to know before you get a tattoo / Orly Avitzur -- Teen piercing trends: earlobe gauging, stretching and body piercing / Mary Fetzer -- Teens should not get trendy body piercings / Leah S. -- Teens should be able to get tattoos / Silvia Cardona-Tapia -- Inked and regretful: removing tattoos / US Food and Drug Administration -- Tattoos represent modern-day social branding / Reef Karim -- Job discrimination based on body modification is outdated / Elise Martorano.