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The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie

by Tanya Lee Stone
Stina Nielsen
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In the prologue, Meg Cabot describes her desire for a Barbie and her mother's reluctance to purchase one, basically summing up the conflict surrounding the doll since its introduction in 1959. Listeners learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler. But more than that, Stone reveals the pathos behind so many relationships of girls with Barbie: those who cherished her and those who were negatively influenced. Was she a destructive role model or just a toy? Experts disagree. In this balanced overview, both sides of the quandary are addressed. Barbie's different roles, graduating from nurse to surgeon, stewardess to pilot, and always a woman of her own means, reflect societal changes over the past 50 years as well
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781490605920
  • File size: 88294 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2014
  • Duration: 03:03:56

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781490605920
  • File size: 88306 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2014
  • Duration: 03:03:55
  • Number of parts: 3
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Performing Arts Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1120
Text Difficulty:7-9

In the prologue, Meg Cabot describes her desire for a Barbie and her mother's reluctance to purchase one, basically summing up the conflict surrounding the doll since its introduction in 1959. Listeners learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler. But more than that, Stone reveals the pathos behind so many relationships of girls with Barbie: those who cherished her and those who were negatively influenced. Was she a destructive role model or just a toy? Experts disagree. In this balanced overview, both sides of the quandary are addressed. Barbie's different roles, graduating from nurse to surgeon, stewardess to pilot, and always a woman of her own means, reflect societal changes over the past 50 years as well
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Biography & Autobiography Performing Arts Nonfiction