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Barbie Culture (Cultural Icons series) by Rogers, Mary F. (Mary Frances), 1944- is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Barbie Culture (Cultural Icons series) about?
This book uses one of the most popular accessories of childhood, the Barbie doll, to explain key aspects of cultural meaning. <p>Some readings would see Barbie as reproducing ethnicity and gender in a particularly coarse and damaging way - a cultural icon of racism and sexism. Rogers develops a broader, more challenging picture. She shows how the cultural meaning of Barbie is more ambiguous than the narrow, appearance-dominated model that is attributed to the doll. For a start, Barbies sexual i
Who reads Barbie Culture (Cultural Icons series)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rogers, Mary F. (Mary Frances), 1944-
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781446218228
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Sociology, Gender Studies
- Rating
- 3 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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