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Exploring the complexity of hair and identity among African American female adolescents in foster care

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  • Mitchell Dove, Lakindra
  • Powers, Laurie E.

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African American children are disproportionately overrepresented in the child welfare system. Many of these children linger in the system and experience disconnection from their biological families, communities, cultural beliefs, values and practices. Familial socialization and cultural exposure are essential to developing a positive ethnic identity and self-concept. For African American female adolescents, hair and hair care are critical areas for such socialization and support. This exploratory qualitative study examined the hair and hair care experiences and perceptions of African American female adolescents in foster care. The goal was to examine hair and hair's connection to, and influence on, sense of self and self-esteem for African American female adolescents in foster care.

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  • Mitchell Dove, Lakindra & Powers, Laurie E., 2018. "Exploring the complexity of hair and identity among African American female adolescents in foster care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 368-376.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:95:y:2018:i:c:p:368-376
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.043
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    1. Schwartz, Ann, 2007. ""Caught" versus "Taught": Ethnic identity and the ethnic socialization experiences of African American adolescents in kinship and non-kinship foster placements," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 29(9), pages 1201-1219, September.
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