Body art and deviant behavior: Study finds link between multiple tattoos, piercings and trouble
January 13, 2010
So says Jerome Koch, a sociologist with Texas Tech University's 'Body Art Team' -- true moniker -- which surveyed 1,753 students at four colleges and found a correlation between multiple tattoos or piercings and 'deviant behavior.'
Here's a new aphorism: "The more body art you have, the more likely you are to be involved in deviance."
So says Jerome Koch, a sociologist with Texas Tech University's "Body Art Team" -- true moniker -- which surveyed 1,753 students at four colleges and found a correlation between multiple tattoos or piercings and "deviant behavior."