Nadia Craddock|Ncoza C. Dlova|Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Colourism
University of the West of England|University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of the West of England
purpose review colourism form prejudice discrimination based solely upon skin colour stands jeopardize physical health wellbeing life chances adolescents colour globally recent findings research shows adolescents experience colourism school college criminal justice system work media consume therefore unsurprising adolescents colour often express desire lighter skin tones andor dissatisfied skin tone although research scarce studies include older adolescents samples skinlightening product users significant evidence clear unmonitored use skinlightening products harmful physical psychological health evidence linking skinlightening use skin damage kidney failure depression summary although evident colourism central lives adolescents colour research needed concerning use skinlightening products among adolescents media literacy critical race theory offer avenues helping attenuate harmful impact colourism adolescents colour