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Skin, hair and body : Black women's perceptions of beauty on a diverse university campus.

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dc.contributor.advisorBydawell, Moya May.
dc.contributor.authorShabangu, Nontobeko Clementine.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T13:22:49Z
dc.date.available2017-04-19T13:22:49Z
dc.date.created2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionMaster of Social Science in Sociology. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2016.en_US
dc.description.abstractWomen’s bodies have been considered surfaces upon which power struggles and narratives of inequality are played out (Bordo 1993). All aspects of women’s lives, especially their bodies and notions of feminine beauty that come to dominate those bodies, are influenced and controlled by their societies, and should be studied as such (Denis 2008). This study aimed to uncover how Black women perceive themselves and are perceived by society, especially in term of their skin, hair and bodies as influenced by social constructs of beauty. The study took place at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus. It was conceptually framed within Black Feminism and Bourdieu’s concepts of Symbolic Violence and Taste. Making use of qualitative methods, particularly in-depth interviews with 30 Black female students, the study found that young Black women experience and express ‘beauty’ in intricate and unique ways, as they attempt to position themselves within their societies. In doing this they engage with both their own identities and the identities of others.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/14364
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subject.otherBlack women.en_US
dc.subject.otherWomen identity.en_US
dc.subject.otherSocial construct.en_US
dc.subject.otherFemininity.en_US
dc.subject.otherWomen beauty.en_US
dc.titleSkin, hair and body : Black women's perceptions of beauty on a diverse university campus.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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