I. Introduction A. Motivation A. Motivation B. Research Questions B. Research Questions II. Thesis A. Method A. Method B. Literature Review B. Literature.

A. Motivation

B. Research Questions

A. Methods

Data from the Internet and booksOnline questionnaires :190 teenagers

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

Decoration: Ainu tribe and prostitutesPunishmentSelf-expression: gangsters or lovers

Japan

Symbol of Social status: Picts tribe

Marks of religion

Britain

Symbol of social status: : able to hunt and protect his family and tribe

: having housekeeping and weaving skillsTaiwan Aboriginals

Social statusPunishmentReligious marksMedical treatment Egypt

Family status Expression: love for the country

USA

C. Analysis

Purpose SexualExampleJapandecoration ,punishment ,gang markings and loversAinu, prostitutesUKreligion and social statusPictsTaiwansocial status AtayalEgyptsocial status ,punishment,religious marks and medical treatmentMummyUSfamily statusArmy and Navy

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

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()

**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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