"I don't think there is a culture anywhere in the world that doesn't engage in any sort of body modification." Chuck Eldridge Body art, or body modification, includes tattooing, piercing, branding, implanting, and stretching among the most outrageous trends. It can be found...

Introduction Although one cannot tell a book by its cover, we often look to physical appearance to give us clues about a person's sanity, morality, intelligence, and abilities. Because appearance can be a fairly reliable indicator of one's behavior, it is no surprise that in society physi...

Why would someone want to put a hole through their flesh or mark their skin permanently? Throughout history, decorating the human body has been popular in all cultures. Tattoos and body piercings have been used by both tribal and civilized cultures as a form of expression; to signify membership in c...

Hole Minds Body piercing is commonly done all over the world. Everything from ears, nose, eyebrows, tongue, genitals, lips, naval, and nipples are being pierced. People think nothing of piercing their bodies with ornamental jewelry at various sites, not realizing the complications that can occur ...

Ukinipamba Nitapendeza is an African proverb that roughly translated to English means "If you decorate me, then I will be beautiful." Body modification or adorning the body in a meaningful way was as popular in ancient Africa as it is in present-day America. Africans have been embellishing their b...

Body Art Tattoos, piercing, and branding are different forms of body art that are becoming more and more popular these days. These various forms of body modifications are becoming more expected by those who would¡ve frowned upon it five to ten years ago. Body art is also more widespread among y...

"SUBCULTURES" 1. Define subculture: Subcultures are made up of people that come together and seek out others that share similar problems, views, and ideas. Groups form and then redefine ideas and challenge general society norms. Subcultures exist because some people find a need to hav...

There are various aspects through which people, especially youth, identify themselves. People are always sending some sort of communication out at all times, whether it is subconscious or not. Images and styles are adopted which communicate meanings about the individual to his/her peers and to s...