Bratz

Introduction When a preschool aged boy directed his female peer back to what he considered to be the female side of toys I was furious. How dare this kid? But then I realized, how could he not? The toys were conveniently segregated in the classroom, full of pink and blue on opposing sides and they were all pre-gendered with a lack of toys that would appeal to all. How could he not look at this classroom and assume she was in the wrong place? A huge part of his everyday world, his classroom, was…

Ryan Miller 10/27/16 American Identities Short paper 2 From the time people are born through their adulthood, they areeducated to fit in to specific roles in society. Specifically, younger females have the idea in their head that they must grow up to be perfect, beautiful women that have a main purpose to have children, and care for their homes and their husbands. The “Barbie Doll” portrays the female body through gender roles and how society feels women should appear. The Barbie doll is not…

“Safe and Sound,” or “Bought and Sold”: How Media is affecting the Perceptions of Sex Trafficking in America “Sex trafficking has become the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world.” Regardless of how dehumanizing, exploitative, and tortuous buying and selling human beings for the purpose of sex is, “Modern-day slavery is actually getting worst.” The Polaris Project is an organization that battles this problem day in and day out. Their webpage gives some insight on how young people…

Since the beginning of Western Civilization there has always been a social difference between men and women. In many societies they believe women were emotional, couldn’t make logical decisions, needs to be taken care by their men, and only should take care of the children and the household chores. Men were capable of doing many things and were more open to do what they wish. As the world develop culture and views changed and adapted to fit the current time but one thing always stayed the same,…

A major concern that has creeped up on our nation, is children growing up too quickly. Parents like me, see it first-hand. In order to understand why our children are growing up so fast, we must examine the sources of the problem. In the following I will expand on four main reasons; early puberty, consumerism, peer pressure, and technology, that kids are developing earlier. Early Puberty Early puberty has been examined more in young females than males. The average age of a girl going to…

specific messages to young children, particularly to young girls. We’ll look at how this toy line is used to introduce children to some aspects of the Illuminati Agenda.Monster High is a highly successful toy franchise that is somewhat similar to the Bratz doll line, as both are comprised of edgy, fashionable characters with attitude. Like many other toy franchises, Monster High is much more than a doll line: It is a multi-platform franchise comprised of toys, DVDs, a web series, music videos,…

POL 1133.009 Cristina Doty Texas Politics and Society Spring 2015 QLP Paper Texas Legislation Senate Bill 14 POL 1133.009 The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 14 in 2011 requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification. The U.S. Supreme Court ended any pending litigation with its decision in Shelby County v. Holder. As a result, people voting a person in all Texas elections can use the approved list of acceptable forms of identification: •Texas driver…

will help girls reach perfection, which, in turn, will make them successful in life. Marketers flood the market with beautiful materialistic dolls. (Barbaro & Earp, 2008). This makes girls think they need to look and dress like the dolls. In fact: “Bratz, made a whole female fashion line based on the outfits on their dolls” (Baker, 2011, p. 93). This influences young girls to wear revealing clothing. This can negatively affect girls because they are constantly bombarded with the idea perfection…

Adele Laurin Blue Adkins once said, “I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that”. In her quote, she explained that most young girls and women are dissatisfied with their own body image since they do not resemble celebrities and models. In a study, Groesz, Levine, and Murmen (2002) found that media culture influences their body image (Green & Pritchard 2003: 216). In western society, media culture or popular…

In this paper, I will examine the role of nature vs. nurture, culture and gender, and family involvement. I will prove an understanding of each influence while using my own thoughts, interviews with relevant educators/families, and current research to detail each section. Thus, each influence shapes development and learning for a young child in different ways and I will prove that throughout this paper. Nature Vs Nurture To begin, both nature and nurture play a vital role in…