University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2016 More Than Zero: Variation in the Tattooed Population Zachary Reiter University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Part of the Other Sociology Commons, and the Sociology of Culture Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Reiter, Zachary, "More Than Zero: Variation in the Tattooed Population" (2016). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 10710. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10710 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MORE THAN ZERO: VARIATION IN THE TATTOOED POPULATION By ZACHARY MORRIS REITER B.A. Sociology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2010 Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology, Criminology The University of Montana Missoula, MT May 2016 Approved by: Scott Whittenburg, Dean of The Graduate School Graduate School Celia Winkler, Chair Sociology Daniel Doyle Sociology Frank Rosenzweig Division of Biological Sciences i Reiter, Zachary, M.A., Spring 2016 Sociology More Than Zero: Variation in the Tattooed Population Chairperson: Celia Winkler Sociological research on treat all individuals with more than zero tattoos as being part of the tattooed population. This type of categorization fails to capture the significant differences between tattooed individuals.