Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2013/Body modification and motivation

Possible Link?
Hi there, I was wondering if it would be possible if I linked your chapter to mine? I am doing Bullying and emotion, and there aren't very many that link well with that! But I was thinking that sometimes, especially in schools or with young people, motivation to modify someones body often can be as a result of bullying, or more specifically to avoid bullying. Thanks --Janed1987 (discuss • contribs) 09:48, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

Linking
Hi!! I have gone ahead and popped a link to your page in my book chapter. I am doing motivational contagion and believe that there are many similarities between the two. TomMarvoloRiddle (discuss • contribs) 13:31, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Initial comments on proposed topic
Thanks for being bold and adding "Motivation of body image" to the Motivation and Emotion book. My main suggestion is to develop a more specific title, sub-title and focus for the chapter e.g.,


 * Body modification and motivation - Why do people undergo body modification - What motivates the choice to modify or not modify one's body?

Let me know your thoughts and we can rename the page as necessary.

Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:15, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Thankyou for your feedback
Thankyou for your helpful feedback in regards to the title of the article. Indeed i think renaming it would be the most appropriate option as it distinguishes it from other motivation and body articles and states more clearly the kind of information it will contain.

again thankyou for your feedback.

Many thanks, Sentimental (discuss • contribs) 08:50, 10 September 2013 (UTC) Belinda


 * Great, that sounds good, Belinda. I've renamed the page. -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:02, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Some extra ideas
Hi there,

I've done a fair bit of research on body modification in the past and have a few extras you could look at: scarification, suspension, neck rings, those discs in the lip, stretching, branding, microdermal and subdermal implants, genital mutiliation. Feel free to ask me about any of them if you want some clarification.

I recently watched a movie called "American Mary" which goes into some more extreme body modification techniques which might be useful for you to watch (it is a little gory so a warning for you there).

Also, have you considered discussing cultural beliefs and also peer pressure in niche groups e.g. goths, emos, punks, etc.

Enjoy! Amyr16 (discuss • contribs) 00:35, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Prison & Criminal Tattoos?
A significant part of the phenomenon of body modification - particularly tattoos. In the Americas and Russia, tattoos and criminals are always noted by authorities for personal identification and also give insight to any particular organization, gang or group that the individual is part of and also about the origins, activities, crimes and rank of the individual. Teardrop tattoos usually mean that the individual has murdered someone, or that someone close to the individual was murdered. Neo-Nazis have swastikas, sig runes, celtic crosses, valknuts and other white nationalist/supremacist/Nazi/Germanic/Nordic symbols. The Mexican Mafia often have a triangle with dots signifying "mi vida loca", but most of these Mexican and El Salvadoran gangs, such as MS-13, have the names of their gang boldly tattooed on them. Some background reading: Lina Goldberg, Gang Tattoos: Signs of Belonging and the Transience of Signs http://www.getinked.co.uk/criminal-tattoo-history.html Wahlstedt, E. (2010). "Tattoos and criminality: a study on the origins and uses of tattoos in criminal subcultures" And many of these images are on Wikimedia commons. U3054911 (discuss • contribs) 02:55, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Modification through plastic surgery
Hey, great topic. I think the pictures that you have used are really interesting and compliment the content well. I thought that perhaps you could also look into plastic surgery as way that people are increasingly using as a way to modify their bodies. Best of luck Kelseyv23 (discuss • contribs) 10:19, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Editing
Hey, really enjoyed reading your topic! I have gone through your page and fixed up your in text referencing in terms of spacing and things like ., &/and. I have also alphabetized your reference list. Some of the references in your reference list aren't correct APA format, but seeing as its 3am I really need to get to bed! I'll have another look in the morning, if you haven't seen this. Finally, I have fixed up some of the spelling/grammar that I saw when doing the referencing.

Best of luck, I really enjoyed the content! --Jetlyn Payne (discuss • contribs) 16:11, 3 November 2013 (UTC)