Body piercing and tattoos / Tamara Roleff, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008. - p. cm. - At issue .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Piercing can be done safely / Association of Professional Piercers -- Body piercing has health risks / Dana Slagle -- Tattoos can be done safely / Alliance of Professional Tattooists -- Tattooing has health risks / Food and Drug Administration -- The threat of suicide from tongue piercing is exaggerated / James Weber -- Tongue piercing is linked to suicide disease / Brendan Quealy -- Piercings and tattoos are linked to suicides / Bruce Jancin -- Piercing is linked with risky behaviors among teens / Joan-Carles Suris et al -- Piercing and tattoos are popular among high school students / Meghan Bard -- Piercings become more popular for older adults / Randi Molofsky -- Employers are becoming more accepting of body art / Mielikki Org -- Employees may regulate body art on their employees / Louis Pechman -- Some religions embrace body modification / Austin Cline -- Some religions forbid tattoos / Awake! -- Most people love their tattoos / Kristopher Kaiyala -- Many people regret getting a tattoo / Deanna Anderson -- Tattoos mark time spent in the military / Finnbar McCallion -- The military is banning some tattoos / Patrick Boyce.

ISBN: 9780737731118 (hardcover) 9780737731125 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007033050

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Body piercing.
Tattooing.

LC Class. No.: GN419.25 / B63 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 391.6/5