Abstract:
In the study, the researcher has sought to investigate into the current trends of tattooing.
The study addressed the beliefs and experiences of tattooed persons, tattooists and nontattooed
persons in Ghana. In gathering the relevant data, the researcher greatly relied on
the use of interview, observations and document analyses. These interviewing types were
structured, semi-structured and unstructured and for the observations, the researcher used
the natural type. The researcher particularly used the purposive and snowball methods of
sampling data. The study used a sample size of one hundred and forty respondents. At the
end of the study, the researcher has found out that; modernity in the use of the electronic
media and multi-cultural integration has immensely contributed to the spread of tattooing
from different cultures into the present Ghana. The spread has been so quick in the
country and it can be seen across all age groups. Also, most of the people wearing tattoos
in Ghana have this body art for beautification, religious, sentimental and identification
purposes. Some people who are also not wearing tattoos have drawn conclusions that,
they do not wish to wear one because they fear contracting infections, the state of it being
permanent and also religious reasons.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC EDUCATION, SCHOOL OF
CREATIVE ARTS, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (ARTS AND CULTURE)
DEGREE.
JULY, 2014