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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Hair Texture"”.
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The Impact of Media Influence About Hair Texture on Internalized Racial Oppression, Ethnic Identity, and Self-Efficacy
… women of color, especially those pertaining to hair texture, and their impact is essential to bring about awareness and mobilize changes that will positively affect the lives of Black women. Representation matters. When minority women of any culture value the majority culture they tend to …
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Racial Identity, Hair Esteem, Hair Texture, and Hairstyle Choice as Correlates of Psychological Well-Being among Afro-Latinas in the United States
<p>Problem</p> <p>During the Colonial period, hair was one of the designated phenotypic markers of racial group membership used to assign or deny privilege. Privileges are still assigned to people based on their racial group membership and their proximity to Whiteness. As such, Hair remains a …
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De-objectifying bodies : how African American women view their own skin color
… physical features, such as weight, body shape or hair texture that may also impact how attractive black women view that skin shade. Regardless, this paper points to a wide range of variables that shape how women assess their own beauty."--Abstract.
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Understanding the Effects of Tablet-based Virtual Reality (VR) Viewing Systems for an Inclusive, Cross-device Virtual Environment
… with cybersickness, make-up, or thick hair texture may not want to wear them. In this thesis, we investigated the effects of using motion-tracked tablets as a window through which people can see the virtual world and understand how we can offer a more inclusive and social VR experience. …
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Confronting the Doppelganger: Mapping the Ontological Terrain of an Afro-Caribbean Woman as She Rebrands Diasporic, Feminine Identity Politics: An Autoethnography
… as well as dysmorphic responses based on hair texture\style, body shape, and colorism were habitual which resulted in the denial of mentorship across all fronts.</p> <p>Qualitative analysis revealed significant stress lending to psychological, financial, and professional repercussions …
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Denial of Cultural Authenticity: Asian Americans' Negotiation of Bicultural Identities
… states) do not match outsides (e.g., skin color, hair texture, behavior). Four studies were conducted to explore the construct of cultural inauthenticity among Asian Americans. Study 1 revealed that both American and Asian cultural inauthenticity were recognized experiences which related in the …
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Khoe, San, Coloured, controvert or conform: Physical attributes influencing the formation of cultural identity in ""Coloured"" women of the Western and Northern Cape
… to investigate how physical attributes such as hair texture, the colour of your skin and even body structure, influences one's sense of self and ultimately, how this informs cultural identity formulation. The focus of the study was on women from the Northern and the Western Cape to gauge whether …
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Down to the Roots: A Qualitative Analysis of the Psychological Impacts of Messages Black Women Receive Regarding their Hair
… OF MESSAGES BLACK WOMEN RECIEVE REGARDING THEIR HAIR MAJOR PROFESSOR: Kathleen Chwalisz, Ph.D. Typical Black features such as thick lips, dark skin, and kinky hair have historically been the subject of scrutiny, exploitation, and devaluation in America. Hair is an important aspect of the …