The Other End of the Needle : : Continuity and Change among Tattoo Workers /

The Other End of the Needle : : Continuity and Change among Tattoo Workers / / David C. Lane.

The Other End of the Needle demonstrates that tattooing is more complex than simply the tattoos that people wear. Using qualitative data and an accessible writing style, sociologist Dave Lane explains the complexity of tattoo work as a type of social activity. His central argument is that tattooing...

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Lane, David C.,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2020]
©2021
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Inequality at Work: Perspectives on Race, Gender, Class, and Labor
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 1 illustration, 2 figures, 2 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Tattooing for Beginners
  • 1 The Social World of Tattooing
  • 2 Organizing Space
  • 3 Careers of Tattooists
  • 4 Legal Consciousness among Workers
  • 5 Ties to Conventional Institutions and Ideas
  • 6 Sources of Contention
  • 7 External Threats and the Maintenance of Boundaries
  • Conclusion: Continuity and Change
  • Appendix A: Methodology
  • Appendix B: Breakdown of Participants
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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