ERIC Number: EJ1356184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-2637-9112
EISSN: EISSN-2637-9120
"Should I Straighten My Hair?": Narratives of Black College Women with Natural Hair
Williams, Brittany M.; Collier, Joan; Anderson Wadley, Brenda Lee; Stokes, Tracy N.; Coghill, KáLyn Banks
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, v15 n2 p134-156 2022
The purpose of this qualitative meta-narrative was to explore the experiences of Black college women with natural hair on a predominantly white (PWI) college campus using intersectionality theory. Six self-identified Black college women with natural hair participated in this study. Three major findings emerged from this study: (a) interpersonal dualism: participants' ability to make their own choices and control their own destiny despite white supremacist expectations of compliance; (b) negotiating external expectations: participants' management of natural hair stereotypes and (mis)perceptions by and from others; and, (c) sense of community: participants' community and kinship with other Black natural haired women. We offer implications for research and practice.
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Blacks, African American Students, Aesthetics, Human Body, Student Experience, White Students, Institutional Characteristics, Disproportionate Representation, Expectation, Sense of Community, Student Attitudes, Intersectionality
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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