From rock stars to soccer moms : emergence, growth, continuity and change in the body modification field

This thesis is an exploration of a particular cultural preference, "body modification" (i.e. the 'atypical' practices of tattoo, piercing, scarification, suspension and related practices), in the United Kingdom and United States. In the short span of about thirty years these prac...

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Main Author: Petten, Irene
Published: University of Reading 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553085