Ages and stages

Ages and stages: African American women and their lives through their hair by Ashley R. Garrin and Sara B. Marcketti. An investigation of the lived experiences of African American women who were emerging adults during the American Civil Rights Movement years, 1960 to 1974. It questions the influences of family, society, and self on their hair throughout their lives. Participants’ experiences reflect social institutions of beauty, gender, and race that affect individuals’ actions and identities, and are heavily informed by their position as African American women at various ages and in relation to the time and society in which they lived.