American Girl Dolls & Race
American Girl Dolls and the Mattel Company may have dolls that represent various races and ethnicities today; however, were these same dolls available twenty years ago? How have today's generation of late teenagers been affected by American Girl Dolls? Four students at Mount Holyoke College answer these questions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Interviews
Analysis of Data
American Girl Doll Website
Articles & Resources
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Comments (1)
Sandra Lawrence said
at 7:37 am on May 17, 2009
The topic of your site is fascinating - looking at dolls and the company who makes them. I especially like the interview data from college students who have these dolls. I enjoyed reading how they think about them. I did find myself, though, wanting to know more. Some links to current studies (beyond the 1958 study that you mentioned) would have been helpful. I also wish there was a link to the American Doll site so I could learn about all the dolls that they currently have since I did not know the names or ethnicities of all the dolls. But I did see that the article by Marshall included that link, so I used that one to get to the company site. Thanks for bringing this important issue to our attention; clearly as parents and educators we need to be aware about the subtle and not-subtle messages toys can convey to developing children.
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