Other End of the Needle
Other End of the Needle The Other End of the Needle demonstrates that tattooing is more complex than simply the tattoos that people wear. His central argument is that tattooing is a social world,…
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Other End of the Needle
The Other End of the Needle demonstrates that tattooing is more complex than simply the tattoos that people wear. His central argument is that tattooing is a social world, where people must be socialized, manage a system of stratification, create spaces conducive for labor, develop sets of beliefs and values, struggle to retain control over their tools, and contend with changes that in turn affect their labor. Using qualitative data and an accessible writing style, sociologist Dave Lane explains the complexity of tattoo work as a type of social activity.
"Tattooists," as Lane dubs them, make decisions, but they work within a social Earlier research has examined tattoos and their meanings.Yet, Lane notes, prior research has focused almost exclusively on the tattoos--the outcome of an intricate social process--and have ignored the significance of tattoo workers themselves.