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A. Motivation
B. Research Questions
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A. Methods
Data from the Internet and booksOnline questionnaires :190
teenagers
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Cambridge Dictionary Online defines Tattoo as : a permanent
pattern or word on the skin that is created by using needles to put
colors under the skin
2. Brief introduction on tattoo history: Japan, Britain, Taiwan,
Egypt, AmericaB. Literature Review
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Decoration: Ainu tribe and prostitutesPunishmentSelf-expression:
gangsters or lovers
Japan
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Symbol of Social status: Picts tribe
Marks of religion
Britain
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Symbol of social status: : able to hunt and protect his family
and tribe
: having housekeeping and weaving skillsTaiwan Aboriginals
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Social statusPunishmentReligious marksMedical treatment
Egypt
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Family status Expression: love for the country
USA
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C. Analysis
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Purpose SexualExampleJapandecoration ,punishment ,gang markings
and loversAinu, prostitutesUKreligion and social
statusPictsTaiwansocial status AtayalEgyptsocial status
,punishment,religious marks and medical treatmentMummyUSfamily
statusArmy and Navy
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1. symbol: social status self-expression
2. teenagers opinion on people with tattoos:a way of showing
oneself but it may also affect his/ her interpersonal relationship
in a negative way
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http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%BA%E9%9D%92( )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing(Wikipedia
History of tattooing)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-
chinese-traditional/tattoo_1(Cambridge Dictionaries Online )
http://www.mummy-tattoo.com/studio/studio.html()
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**In fact, there were records about tattoos in ancient China.
Take Qin Dynasty for example, facial tattoos were used as a
punishment to discipline criminals. Atayal, an aboriginal tribe in
Taiwan, also has the tradition of facial tattoos, but with complete
different meanings. From an international perspective, having
tattoos was also considered a symbol of social status. For
instance, in ancient Egypt, people used tattoos to distinguish
social ranks. Another example is that in Britain, it was a fashion
for Victorian women to tattoo red colors on their lips.
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