Essays Tagged: "Emily Prager"

Beauty and women...in society..the beauty myth

o on. In childhood little girls are made to believe that they should look like Barbie. According to Emily Prager, " It is a fact of Barbie's design that her breasts are so out of proportion to the res ... ers. 2nd edition. Eds. Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon. NewYork: Bedford Books, 1997. 415-421.Prager, Emily. "Our Barbies Ourselves", Signs of Life In The USA: Reading on PopularCulture for Writers. 2nd ...

(4 pages) 572 9 4.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Summary: "Our Barbies, Ourselves" by Emily Prager.

"Our Barbies, Ourselves", written by Emily Prager, is based on stereotypes set by society and their appearance. Prager starts off by intr ...

(1 pages) 10845 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Doll Dreams

y are some of the main topics covered by these essays.Baby by bell hooks, Our Barbies, Ourselves by Emily Prager and Barbie, G. I. Joe, and Play in the 1960s by Gary Cross all discuss many different f ... eadings on Popular Culture for Writers. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000. 568-569.Prager, Emily. "Our Barbies, Ourselves."� Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for W ...

(7 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers