A study on the sociological reasons of tattoo culture: A Meta-synthesis

Tattooing is a socio-cultural issue that has been common in traditional and modern societies with different methods, purposes and patterns from ancient times to the modern era. In Iran, tattoos are seen among many women and men. The main purpose of the research is to study the reasons for tattooing in Iranian society using Qualitative meta-synthesis research.

in the time span of 23 years (from 2022-1989); the analysis of 40 articles, dissertations, bookalitativs and research projects.

The results show that social (deviant behavior, differential bonding, gaining social status, social anomie); cultural (therapeutic-medical, transfer of cultural meaning and message, cultural belonging, cultural anomie); Psychological (psychological panic, psychological anomie, personal pleasure) and background factors (marital status, social class, education level, sex, age, job, place of residence, unemployment, income) have been effective in the trend of tattooing. Based on this, tattooing in Iran, according to the combined results of researches, is a multi-constructed issue and has many cultural, social and psychological reason.