%0 Journal Article
%T Hair It Is: Examining the Experiences of Black Women with Natural Hair
%A Tabora A. Johnson
%A Teiahsha Bankhead
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 86-100
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2014.21010
%X <span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Who am I and how do I feel about who I am, are essential questions that
help define and construct identity. For Black women and girls, identity is
inextricably linked to their relationship to and presentation of their hair.
Our research presents findings from an Internet based survey con</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">ducted with 529 Black women exploring their experiences when wearing
their hair in its natural state (not thermally or chemically straightened).
These are preliminary findings from the study with reference to the composition
of the study participants and how they responded to key ques</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">tions related to how they perceiv</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">ed</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> when wearing their hair naturally.</span>
%K Black Women
%K Identity
%K Hair
%K Self-Esteem
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=41744