... dimensions slightly to make her look more realistic. Over the past 44 years Barbie has changed quite a bit. In 1961 Barbie met her true love when Ken dolls started being manufactured. Barbie also got some friends with the addition of the Skipper doll in 1961 and the Francie doll in 1966.When the ... dolls first came out Barbie was supposed to be a fashion model but over the years as the role of women in our society changed, so did Barbie. ... Now days you can find a Barbie for just about any occupation you can think of and more. Barbie has her own car and dream house and there is almos...

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... , Barbara, and her friends play. While Ruth watched, she noticed that her daughter and friends did not like to play with baby dolls as much as they preferred to play with dolls that looked more grown up and more like the sophisticated women around them. An idea sparked in Ruth's mind. She sensed that girls ... use dolls to act out future, rather than current roles, and that it was just as important for girls to imagine what they might grow ... have fun again. The timing of Barbie was just right. During the booming economy of the 50's it was a great time to be buying such things as dolls...

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... century are still present. Just fifty years ago, a woman with a successful job, or any job for that matter, was rare. Women were to star home, raising children and keeping the house. Overtime feminists came to be and rebelled against their current status. Today it's almost rare to find a housewife. Women are becoming doctors, lawyers - anything they want to be. Little girls ... work. However much this has improved over the years, it's still not enough. Money ultimately means power, so in turn, men control the power. Stereotypes begin at a young age. With dolls and action figures separat...

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... and girls into different environments based on the sex they are born into, such as girls play with dolls and boys play with trucks or girls with Barbie's and boys with G.I. Joe. Much like, girl's wear pink and boys wear blue, girl's play house and boys play sports, these are all social constructs that shape our society in to understanding which gender ... role we each fit according to our birth sex. Some how it is socially accepted for a girl to like sports and simply be considered a "tomboy", but for a boy to like dolls is almost considered forbidden. It is ... ...

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