Afiya M Mbilishaka
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 940265 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Afiya M Mbilishaka |
| PRENOMES | Afiya M |
| SOBRENOME | Mbilishaka |
| ASSINATURA | MBILISHAKA A M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the District of Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5257-5952 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
“I Remember My First Relaxer”
Chemical hair straightening is a statistical norm for Black girls and women, but due to the toxic combinations of chemicals in these products, many Black girls suffer from hair damage, breakage, and loss during a critical stage of identity development. The existing psychological interpretation of hair straightening centralizes self-hatred without accounting for the complex psycho-social impetus as told through the stories of Black women. Using th…
Hair Messages
Racial socialization is a multidimensional process that is critical to the social development of African American boys and men. Examining messages that may promote Black male racial socialization can provide insight into how race and gender identity development occur. This study explored how racial socialization is illustrated through recollected hair stories of African American men. A qualitative thematic analysis was utilized to examine the nar…
Racial identity and historical narratives in the civic engagement of Black emerging adults
Faded fresh tapers and line-ups
Brushed aside
For African American women, hair is a key site of identity formation and self-esteem that has been largely ignored by education researchers. Fifty-six African American women shared memories of negative hair experiences in school as a means to magnify the implicit injuries of racial and gender marginalization in educational environments. Memories consisted of hair shaming and suffering the consequences of hair damage, by way of classmate or teache…
Don’t get it twisted
Systems of oppression have shaped the prejudicial treatment of Black people based on the appearance of their hair, from the era of chattel enslavement to present-day America. Hair discrimination is a social injustice characterized by unfairly regulating and insulting people based on the appearance of their hair. A sampling of 90 African American community members narrated memories of hair discrimination using the guided hair autobiography method.…
Grandma’s Hands
African American grandmothers frequently take on a caregiving role of their grandchildren and this intergenerational exchange is often inclusive of hair care. Nineteen African American women recalled memories of their grandmothers and the hair care process. The narratives themes included family bonding rituals, words of affirmation and positive touch, disapproval and criticism, and aggressive styling. The findings suggest that hair stories and ha…
“Hey Curlfriends!”
Black women with tightly coiled hair are faced with the unique health challenge of abstaining from exercise or other self-care behaviors to maintain hairstyles that are often expensive, time consuming, and conform with Eurocentric standards of beauty. However, recent YouTube natural hair vlogs have emerged to provide a counter-narrative on “do it yourself” hair care practices for highly textured hair. Through a thematic content analysis of the to…
No toques mi pelo’ (don’t touch my hair)
People across the African Diaspora have developed a complex socio-visual-language system of hair as a means of self-expression; however, the decades of economic sanctions in Cuba generated a unique political dynamic that has shaped concepts of self-image and cultural expressions. Sixteen Afro-Cuban women were interviewed about the cultural significance of their hair using The Guided Hair Autobiography methodology. Participant themes included aest…
White folks ain’t got hair like us”
Limited research focuses on the memories that shape African American mother–daughter bonds and racial socialization. Informed by Marva L. Lewis’s hair-combing interaction paradigm that emphasizes the role of hair in African American mother–daughter relationships, this study analyzes qualitative data from 13 African American female college students to explore mother–daughter dynamics, race, and hair. Multiple experiential themes emerged in the dat…
PsychoHairapy
Most Black women who experience psychological distress do not receive mental health services because the dominant model of service delivery is often inaccessible and culturally disengaged. This mismatch of westernized approaches to mental health neglects the cultural significance of informal helping networks, spirituality, and interdependence found in the Black community. Based in Africana Womanism, an exploration of healing modalities in traditi…
PsychoHairapy
Most Black women who experience psychological distress do not receive mental health services because the dominant model of service delivery is often inaccessible and culturally disengaged. This mismatch of westernized approaches to mental health neglects the cultural significance of informal helping networks, spirituality, and interdependence found in the Black community. Based in Africana Womanism, an exploration of healing modalities in traditi…
Racial identity and historical narratives in the civic engagement of Black emerging adults
Brushed aside
For African American women, hair is a key site of identity formation and self-esteem that has been largely ignored by education researchers. Fifty-six African American women shared memories of negative hair experiences in school as a means to magnify the implicit injuries of racial and gender marginalization in educational environments. Memories consisted of hair shaming and suffering the consequences of hair damage, by way of classmate or teache…
White folks ain’t got hair like us”
Limited research focuses on the memories that shape African American mother–daughter bonds and racial socialization. Informed by Marva L. Lewis’s hair-combing interaction paradigm that emphasizes the role of hair in African American mother–daughter relationships, this study analyzes qualitative data from 13 African American female college students to explore mother–daughter dynamics, race, and hair. Multiple experiential themes emerged in the dat…
Grandma’s Hands
African American grandmothers frequently take on a caregiving role of their grandchildren and this intergenerational exchange is often inclusive of hair care. Nineteen African American women recalled memories of their grandmothers and the hair care process. The narratives themes included family bonding rituals, words of affirmation and positive touch, disapproval and criticism, and aggressive styling. The findings suggest that hair stories and ha…
Faded fresh tapers and line-ups
White folks ain’t got hair like us”
Limited research focuses on the memories that shape African American mother–daughter bonds and racial socialization. Informed by Marva L. Lewis’s hair-combing interaction paradigm that emphasizes the role of hair in African American mother–daughter relationships, this study analyzes qualitative data from 13 African American female college students to explore mother–daughter dynamics, race, and hair. Multiple experiential themes emerged in the dat…
PsychoHairapy
Most Black women who experience psychological distress do not receive mental health services because the dominant model of service delivery is often inaccessible and culturally disengaged. This mismatch of westernized approaches to mental health neglects the cultural significance of informal helping networks, spirituality, and interdependence found in the Black community. Based in Africana Womanism, an exploration of healing modalities in traditi…
“Hey Curlfriends!”
Black women with tightly coiled hair are faced with the unique health challenge of abstaining from exercise or other self-care behaviors to maintain hairstyles that are often expensive, time consuming, and conform with Eurocentric standards of beauty. However, recent YouTube natural hair vlogs have emerged to provide a counter-narrative on “do it yourself” hair care practices for highly textured hair. Through a thematic content analysis of the to…
No toques mi pelo’ (don’t touch my hair)
People across the African Diaspora have developed a complex socio-visual-language system of hair as a means of self-expression; however, the decades of economic sanctions in Cuba generated a unique political dynamic that has shaped concepts of self-image and cultural expressions. Sixteen Afro-Cuban women were interviewed about the cultural significance of their hair using The Guided Hair Autobiography methodology. Participant themes included aest…
Racial identity and historical narratives in the civic engagement of Black emerging adults
Faded fresh tapers and line-ups
Brushed aside
For African American women, hair is a key site of identity formation and self-esteem that has been largely ignored by education researchers. Fifty-six African American women shared memories of negative hair experiences in school as a means to magnify the implicit injuries of racial and gender marginalization in educational environments. Memories consisted of hair shaming and suffering the consequences of hair damage, by way of classmate or teache…
Don’t get it twisted
Systems of oppression have shaped the prejudicial treatment of Black people based on the appearance of their hair, from the era of chattel enslavement to present-day America. Hair discrimination is a social injustice characterized by unfairly regulating and insulting people based on the appearance of their hair. A sampling of 90 African American community members narrated memories of hair discrimination using the guided hair autobiography method.…
Grandma’s Hands
African American grandmothers frequently take on a caregiving role of their grandchildren and this intergenerational exchange is often inclusive of hair care. Nineteen African American women recalled memories of their grandmothers and the hair care process. The narratives themes included family bonding rituals, words of affirmation and positive touch, disapproval and criticism, and aggressive styling. The findings suggest that hair stories and ha…
“I Remember My First Relaxer”
Chemical hair straightening is a statistical norm for Black girls and women, but due to the toxic combinations of chemicals in these products, many Black girls suffer from hair damage, breakage, and loss during a critical stage of identity development. The existing psychological interpretation of hair straightening centralizes self-hatred without accounting for the complex psycho-social impetus as told through the stories of Black women. Using th…
Hair Messages
Racial socialization is a multidimensional process that is critical to the social development of African American boys and men. Examining messages that may promote Black male racial socialization can provide insight into how race and gender identity development occur. This study explored how racial socialization is illustrated through recollected hair stories of African American men. A qualitative thematic analysis was utilized to examine the nar…
Psychology (11 obras) · Sociology (11 obras) · Gender Studies (10 obras) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (7 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Art (6 obras) · Narrative (6 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Developmental psychology (4 obras) · Literature (4 obras)