And while we’re on the subject of body image messages, take a look at “Doll Parts” at Feminist Fatale.
Girls and Dolls
June 21, 2010 by
Marketing, Media and Childhood
Investigations at the intersection of marketing, media and childhood
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- About-Face About-Face equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect their self-esteem and body image.
- Achilles Effect Boys, Masculinity, and Gender Stereotypes
- Ask the Mediatrician Looking for advice on how to handle media’s influence on your kids? Go here.
- Clean Cut Media Influences of Media & Pop Culture on Our Worldview
- Disney Princess Recovery Bringing Sexy Back for a Full Refund
- Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker Great source for parents on teaching kids about media messages and media literacy.
- Internet Safety for Kids and Families Observations and readings on digital literacy, media literacy, social media, privacy and more
- Jason Tammemagi The art of children’s television, writing and entertainment
- Marinagraphy Feminist look at media
- Media Literacy Now We live in a media saturated world. Today’s students urgently need the critical thinking skills of Media Literacy education.
- Media Macaroni Finding the best media for children
- Obligation, Inc. Promoting what helps children, changing what harms them
- Peggy Orenstein Author and journalist
- Pigtail Pals Great source for parents on sexualization and other media problems, plus solutions
- Princess Free Zone Because all girls are not the same.
- Rebecca Haines media studies professor & author, writing about children’s media culture
- Reel Girl Imagining gender equality in the fantasy world
- Shaping Youth Using the power of media for positive change
- SPARK Spark a movement against sexualization of girls
- Women and Hollywood Issues related to women and film
