- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Unknotting Natural Hair Stereotypes: A Content Analysis of Black Women & Natural Hair in 2021 Netflix Released Movies
- Creator:
- Breanne, Finch, Clark Atlanta University
- Date of Original:
- 2023-05
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- born digital
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This research focuses on the stereotypes presented about Black women's hair. A symbolic interactionist approach is used to explain how the media portrayals of Black natural hairstyles affect Black women, impacting how they see themselves along with how they are viewed and treated by others. A content analysis of Netflix movies released in 2021 comprising of Black female main or supporting characters was conducted to examine the stereotypes presented about Black women's hair in current media. Eighteen Black female characters from twelve films released on Netflix in 2021 were analyzed based on hair type and personality traits. A historical analysis of Black women's hair journey was also presented to determine how current trends align or diverge from past ideologies. The findings suggest that although most of the characters analyzed wore natural hair, there was a distinction between how various natural hair types were portrayed.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2023_finch_breanne
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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