Hair weave is considered to be, by most people, an aid to beauty and self confidence.It is almost certain that any woman feels better when her hair meets her approval, along with many other things.Glamour has become a significant way of life, and women a go through almost anything to reach that goal, such as implants, lipo suctions,breast enhancements, and long processes of applying hair weaves.Hair weaves is one of the biggest contributors to assumption of what is glamorous.Jennifer Slack and J. Macgregor Wise mentions in the book Culture and Technology that technologies of the body (ranging from make-up to surgery) can be used to alter identities to either conform to or rebel against cultural norms(pg.161).In other words, technologies such as hair weave can be used to help some one fit into what is culturally accepted for them, or to help someone stand out or be the outcast of thier group.Hair weaves are used to enhance a person's natural hair by adding lenght, adding volume and thickness, adding fashionable colors to the hair without the use of damaging chemicals ,and/or just to achieve a certain hairstyle.Celebrities are some the hugest users of hair weaves and wigs as an glamour statement.Celebrities have hairweaves shipped from places like India to ensure that they have the best quality hair that money can buy.The highest quality extension hair is Indian human remy hair.They sometimes spend up to 5,000 dollars for wigs
and hair weaves, simply to look glamorous.
and hair weaves, simply to look glamorous. 
On the other hand, others use hair weave as a source to gain back self confidence,not as a fashion statement.Hair weaves give some people the opporunity to feel beautiful and normal.Hair loss occurs commonly with cancer patients who are going through Chemotherapy .Hair loss occurs over periods of days or weeks,starting with thinning to complete loss of hair.Most Cancer patients who plan to use Chemotherapy and experience hair loss choose to use human hair wigs and human hair pieces.Arthur Frank states,in The Body's Problems With Illness, that "When adult bodies lose control,they are expected to attempt to regain it if possible,and if not then atleast to conceal the loss as effectively as possibly (pg.33).Erving Goffman's classic work on stigma shows that society demands a considerable level of body control from its members(pg.33).Goffman shows that they are responsible for how they present themselves and manifest the signs of illness(pg.33).Hair weaves help to achieve the goal of appearing "healthy" and "normal".
Frank, Arthur."The Body's Problems With Illness." pages 161
Slack,Jennifer and J.macgrefor Wise."Culture and Technolgy."page 33
Loooooove weave. lol The statement you mention when you stated " most people use weave to gain confidence and not as a fashion" is true. When a womans' hair is done there is nothing you can tell her she becomes everything. Trust me I know. When my hair is not done I feel all out of place and feel as though everyone is looking at me like I am crazy. In reality this is not the case but my hair makes me think so. In the famous words of India Aire, "I am not my hair!"
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