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Index of Paper Presentations for the Parallel Sessions - Academy of ...

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Use <strong>of</strong> hair extensions a symptom <strong>of</strong> self-hatredThe first question sought to assess whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> hair extensions by black African women is asymptom <strong>of</strong> self–hatred or de-Africanisation. To address this question, <strong>the</strong> respondents that admitted tousing hair extensions were first asked to state <strong>the</strong>ir reasons <strong>for</strong> using <strong>the</strong>m. The respondents‘ first reason<strong>for</strong> using hair extensions was <strong>the</strong> ease <strong>of</strong> maintenance in comparison to natural hair (41%) followed bybeauty enhancement (26%) (Table 5). The o<strong>the</strong>r reasons advanced <strong>for</strong> using hair extensions aresummarised in Table 5 which shows percentages based on <strong>the</strong> 84 respondents who admitted to using hairextensions.

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