"Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town.

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dc.contributor.advisorPande, Amritaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorDaitz, Emmaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Denishaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T05:26:28Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T05:26:28Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to explore how the social construction of head-hair impacts the lived experiences of a small group of 'Coloured' women living in Cape Town. In the first part, the dissertation argues that colonialism stigmatized the bodies of 'non-whites' as inferior; establishing racist, sexist, and classist perceptions of the human body in comparison to a 'white' imagery. The Apartheid regime in South Africa, in part, heightened these beliefs through social and structural means. All though not static, the influences of these racist ideologies remain prevalent in 21st century South African society and are prevailing in perceptions of hair. The thesis then reviews literature from a Euro-American context –concentrating on the 'black' American experience; to display the ways, in which straight and coarse hair textures are imbued with racist, sexist, and classist perceptions and meanings.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRichardson, D. (2013). <i>"Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11081en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRichardson, Denisha. <i>""Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11081en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRichardson, D. 2013. "Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Richardson, Denisha AB - The purpose of this study is to explore how the social construction of head-hair impacts the lived experiences of a small group of 'Coloured' women living in Cape Town. In the first part, the dissertation argues that colonialism stigmatized the bodies of 'non-whites' as inferior; establishing racist, sexist, and classist perceptions of the human body in comparison to a 'white' imagery. The Apartheid regime in South Africa, in part, heightened these beliefs through social and structural means. All though not static, the influences of these racist ideologies remain prevalent in 21st century South African society and are prevailing in perceptions of hair. The thesis then reviews literature from a Euro-American context –concentrating on the 'black' American experience; to display the ways, in which straight and coarse hair textures are imbued with racist, sexist, and classist perceptions and meanings. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - "Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town TI - "Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11081 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11081
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRichardson D. "Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11081en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDiversity Studiesen_ZA
dc.title"Getting to the roots" : a critical examination into the social construction of hair amongst Coloured women living in Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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