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Respecifying Stigma and the Language of Relationships: Attributes and Categories as Contexturally‐Achieved Phenomena in the Search for Help

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article revisits Goffman's original formulations of stigma. In doing so, the discussion focuses, specifically, upon his emphasis that a “language of relationships, not attributes is needed.” The analysis is intended to demonstrate how Goffman's observations offer a starting point for an inquiry in to just how members produce and orient to “spoiled
Robin James Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Tattoos on 18-year-old male adolescents - Characteristics and associated factors [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of tattoos is around 10-26% in men and 10-22% in women, and can involve negative effects such as: regret, removal attempts, physical and biological changes of the skin and association with some viral diseases.
José Froner Bicca, Rodrigo Pereira Duquia, Juliano de Avelar Breunig, Paulo Ricardo Martins de Souza, Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr   +4 more
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The emergence and complexification of symbolic practices in the Homo lineage: an archaeological and cognitive perspective Émergence et complexification des pratiques symboliques dans la lignée Homo : une approche archéologique et cognitive

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Recent archaeological discoveries, reviewed in this essay, challenge traditional views on the emergence of human symbolic cognition. Once believed to have originated in Europe around 40,000 years ago, new evidence shows it emerged much earlier across diverse regions.
Francesco d'Errico, Ivan Colagè, Larissa M. Straffon, Andrea Bender   +3 more
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Exploring Permanent Property: An Exploration of the Tattoo Acquisition in the Midwest [PDF]

, 2008
America has become a society in which almost anything can be bought or sold. This study, through both the ethnological comparison of contemporary tattoo acquisition research and ethnographic fieldwork in Graylin, Michigan, analyzes the increase in the ...
Cross, Tiffany
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The Coloniality of Data: Police Databases and the Rationalization of Surveillance from Colonial Vietnam to the Modern Carceral State

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
wiley   +1 more source

The informal prisoner justice system: Classification, identification, and punishment of sex offenders behind bars

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on 576 interviews with incarcerated men and 131 correctional staff across five Western Canadian prisons, we reconceptualize the prison code as subcultural law, documenting the “informal prisoner justice system” as its enforcement arm. Although scholars have treated the code primarily as cultural values prescribing loyalty, silence, and
Luca Berardi, Justin E. C. Tetrault, Kevin D. Haggerty, Sandra Bucerius   +3 more
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Tattoo removal by Q-switched yttrium aluminium garnet laser:client satisfaction

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Tattoo removal by Q-switched yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) lasers is golden standard; however, clients' satisfaction with treatment is little known.OBJECTIVE: To determine clients' satisfaction with tattoo removal.METHODS: One hundred and ...
Hutton Carlsen, K, Esmann, J, J. Esmann, Serup, J, K. Hutton Carlsen, J. Serup   +5 more
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Successful Removal of 17 Tattoos Self-Administered Using Black Eyeliner Ink with Quality-Switched Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet 1,064-nm Laser: A Case Report

Case Reports in Dermatology
Introduction: Tattooing has a rich historical presence in various human civilizations, with the earliest physical evidence dating back to around 3258 BC. While acceptance of tattoos is increasing in the Western world, negative associations remain.
S. Morteza Seyed Jafari, Simon Bossart, Maurice Adatto, Laurence Feldmeyer, Nikhil Yawalkar, Kristine Heidemeyer   +5 more
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Efficacy and Safety of 755‐nm Picosecond Alexandrite Laser for Acquired Bilateral Naevus of Ota‐Like Macules (Hori Naevus): A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acquired bilateral naevus of Ota‐like macules (ABNOM), also known as Hori's naevus, is a common dermal melanocytosis causing facial hyperpigmentation. While the 755‐nm Q‐switched alexandrite lasers (QSAL) are traditionally used, they are limited by moderate clearance and substantial risk of post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).
Kangjie R. Chua, Mohammad Ghotmi, Dilip K. Vankayalapati, Ji Young Kim, Konstantinos Baronos, Emma J. B. Nordahl, Alma Sato, Sum‐Yu C. Lee, Hayato Nakanishi, Christian A. Than, Davin Lim   +10 more
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An Experimental Approach on Pearl Shell (Pinctada margaritifera) for a Microwear Study of Shell Artefacts From French Polynesia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pinctada margaritifera (black‐lipped pearl oyster) artefacts are ubiquitous in the archaeological record throughout the Pacific and particularly in Polynesia. Despite efforts towards the development of typologies, the lack of microwear and use‐wear studies has prevented the development of technological approaches. We used 20 pearl shell valves
Jemma McGloin, Sofia Samper‐Carro, Guillaume Molle   +2 more
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