

Girls! be educated by Barbie and "with" Barbie.ĭirectory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)įull Text Available Desde que nascem, as crianças vivenciam certas experiências sociais que são determinadas pelo fato de serem meninos ou meninas. Meninas! sejam educadas por Barbie e "com" a Barbie. size 16), or no dolls (baseline control) and then completed assessments of body image. A total of 162 girls, from age 5 to age 8, were exposed to images of either Barbie dolls, Emme dolls (U.S. The ubiquitous Barbie doll was examined in the present study as a possible cause for young girls' body dissatisfaction. Does Barbie Make Girls Want to be Thin? The Effect of Experimental Exposure to Images of Dolls on the Body Image of 5- to 8-Year-Old Girlsĭittmar, Helga Halliwell, Emma Ive, Suzanne
