As an African American woman how I wear my hair is something that I've always had to consider. Afro-centric hairstyles and hairstyles that showcase black hair in it's natural state was always something that was either seen as appalling, eccentric or fascinating.
Growing up I was taught to alter my hair in order to assimilate with white culture, while this was subconscious on the part of my caregivers it was something I discovered was rooted in African-American culture since slavery.
According to society our natural hair is bad, unprofessional and unattractive.
There have been many studies that examined this idea and the impact this message has had on African-American women but I wanted to broaden my research to include all women and measure the likelihood of women to alter their hair in today's social media driven society.
Below are my findings.
Growing up I was taught to alter my hair in order to assimilate with white culture, while this was subconscious on the part of my caregivers it was something I discovered was rooted in African-American culture since slavery.
According to society our natural hair is bad, unprofessional and unattractive.
There have been many studies that examined this idea and the impact this message has had on African-American women but I wanted to broaden my research to include all women and measure the likelihood of women to alter their hair in today's social media driven society.
Below are my findings.