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“Signs of Honor” Among Russian Inmates in Israel’s Prisons
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The article examines the function of the tattoo among Russian prisoners and the role it plays in constructing the criminal self-identity of these inmates in Israeli prisons.Abstract:
The unique nature of Israeli society as an immigrant society has also affected the prison population in Israel. This article focuses on a social and cultural phenomenon that particularly characterizes the prisoners of Russian origin, the phenomenon of tattoos. Using postmodernist theories, the article examines the function of the tattoo among Russian prisoners and the role it plays in constructing the criminal self-identity of these inmates in Israeli prisons. The tattoos observed during 2005-2006 among the Russian prisoners in four major Israeli prisons reflect the values of the Russian criminal subculture from which they evolved and were imported. This subculture is characterized by a hierarchical class structure and manifestations of machismo, domination, defiance, rebellion, and open antagonism against the Establishment and its representatives.read more
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A deviant art : tattoo-related stigma in an era of commodification.
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The Delta Creeks, Women’s Engagement and Nigeria’s Oil Insurgency
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Tattoo: marketplace icon
TL;DR: In a culture that values individuality, these coordinates of tattoo offer a clear opportunity to (re)story the self in infinitely customizable ways as discussed by the authors, and the functions of tattoo in terms of decoration, ritual, identification, and protection continue to trace the boundaries of their possibilities.
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Tattoos: A summary knowledge for the practising clinician
TL;DR: A brief overview of tattoos is provided aimed at pointing the practising clinician who interacts with a tattooed person in the right direction.
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Tattoos and body piercings in the United States: A national data set
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