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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: In Ghanaian schools, hairstyle rules shape identity and belonging

In Ghanaian schools, hairstyle rules shape identity and belonging

Research in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region finds that school hairstyle rules regulate more than appearance: they also shape how students experience discipline, recognition and belonging. Students responded through compliance, adaptation, negotiation and resistance, including resistance to expectations around straightened hair.

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