Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  
  Acknowledgments                                               ix
  Introduction: Unhappy to Be Nappy                              1
  1. Why Hair Matters-. Getting to the Roots                    21
  2. The Hair "Do's" 
           and "Don'ts" of Black Womanhood                      41
  3. Splitting Hairs: Power, Choice, and Femininity             69
  4. Women and Girls Speak Out: Five Hair-Raising Sessions      99
  5. Black Hair, 1990s Style                                   139

  Conclusion                                                   147
  Appendix I : Methods, Methodology, 
             and the Shaping of Hair Matters                   157
  Appendix II: Defining Black Hair and Hairstyling Practices   171
  Appendix III: Interviewee Demographics                       175
  Notes                                                        179
  References                                                   185
  Index                                                        193
  About the Author                                             197