The princess problem guiding our girls through the princess-obsessed years

It's no secret that little girls love princesses. Behind the twirly dresses and glittery crowns, however, sits a powerful marketing machine, encouraging obsessive consumerism and delivering negative stereotypes about gender, race, and beauty to young girls. So what's a parent to do? The Pr...

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Main Author: Hains, Rebecca C., 1976-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • The problems with princess culture
  • Raising media-literate children
  • The problem with princess marketing
  • The problem with the pretty princess mandate
  • The problem with gender stereotypes
  • The problems of race representation and racism
  • Conclusion
  • Talking about princess films: Discussion ideas for parents.