THE STORY OF MONOPOLY, SlLLY PUTTY, BINGO, TWISTER, FRISSBEE, SCRABBLE, ETCETERA (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Can they compete with Barbie? And should they? This has been the issue in a kind of informal debate among American consumers during the past few years. Proponents of women’s liberation assail the traditional baby doll for relegating women to a subordinate role. Other critics, defending the baby doll as a natural vehicle for the emulation of Mother, attack the fashion doll as a concrete example of the “Cinderella syndrome.” Both sides of this sometimes bitter dialogue recognize the influence of dolls in forming character and social values. Throughout history, the doll has occupied the star position in the catalog of toys from its beginnings as a religious totem, to its later use as a fashion model. At the same time, dolls fill children’s need to imitate their parents’ behavior toward their offspring. The importance of the doll in shaping character is illustrated in the case of the black doll. “About seven years ago,”
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