Domesticating Barbie: An Archaeology of Barbie Material Culture and Domestic Ideology

International Journal of Historical Archeology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-259

  Pearson, Marlys ^a   Mullins, Paul R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbie; Domesticity; Gender; Toys

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342597254     PISSN: 10927697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022846525113     Document Type: Article

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