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ERIC Number: EJ1311879
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0743-5584
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"Oh, You're Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl": Black Adolescent Girls' Identities and Resistance to Colorism
Rosario, R. Josiah; Minor, Imani; Rogers, Leoandra Onnie
Journal of Adolescent Research, v36 n5 p501-534 Sep 2021
The current analysis explored the relevance of colorism among Black girls enrolled at a predominately Black, all-girls high school, with a specific focus on their identities and well-being. Fifty-nine Black girls (M[subscript age] = 16.97) completed a survey and semi-structured interview. Results from a two-step quant-qual analysis indicate a strong positive association between rejecting colorist ideology and positive self-esteem. Open coding of semi-structured interviews showed that 75% (n = 44) of the sample spontaneously mentioned colorist ideology when describing their racial and gender identities, including references to "skin color" (56%), "hair texture/style" (50%), "attractiveness/femininity" (38%), and "body type" (18%). More importantly, 74% of these discussions indicated resistance to colorism illustrating Black girls' engagement with and denouncement of ideologies of white supremacy, patriarchy, and anti-blackness. This critical qualitative analysis illustrates and offers guidance for practicing anti-racist adolescent research. We offer four insights: (a) consider the research spaces in which Black youth in our research are situated to better represent the diversity (and potential) of Black youth; (b) listen to and and follow the voices of Black girls; (c) attend to agency and resistance in development; and (d) recognize intersectionality as integral to anti-racist research.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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