Blog Post 4

Q:Can you make any general conclusions about your subculture as of right now? And if so, what are those conclusions? Do you think that what you have been observing is specific to the particularly community in which your subculture resides, or do you think it would be the same even if you observed that subculture in a different community (i.e. is being a server at Ruby Tuesday's the same everywhere? Would a club like the BSU Tennis Club or Campus Crusade for Christ conduct itself in the same way at Kent State? Do the same rituals, beliefs, behaviors, etc. surround all tattoo parlors? etc. etc). Think about how geography, demographics, political and religious positions, etc. play a role in influencing members of a particular subculture.

A: I have not really made any general conclusions as of right now. I believe when observing a subculture in different communities there will be similarities but will never the same. A tattoo may cost more at another store, some may have tattooing for longer, the stores are different, some are cleaner than others. Not every parlor will conduct itself the same way as the next tattoo parlor. Also, not ever place has the same rituals, beliefs and behaviors with tattooing especially when you mix in the original procedure of getting a tattoo. Any thing can influence a person to get a tattoo whether it be religion, heritage, a rite of passage, memorial etc..