A core textbook for sports science and human movement courses. Describes measurement techniques, and covers the interpretation and analysis of data and the applications of …
HG Pope Jr, R Olivardia, A Gruber… - International journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We hypothesized that the physiques of male action toys—small plastic figures used by children in play—would provide some index of evolving American cultural ideals of …
JEO Blakemore, SA Berenbaum, LS Liben - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
This text offers a unique developmental focus on gender. Gender development is examined from infancy through adolescence, integrating biological, socialization, and cognitive …
Advertising, materialism and consumption are central aspects of contemporary Western culture. We are bombarded with idealised images of the perfect body, desirable consumer …
H Dittmar, E Halliwell, S Ive - Developmental psychology, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
The ubiquitous Barbie doll was examined in the present study as a possible cause for young girls' body dissatisfaction. A total of 162 girls, from age 5 to age 8, were exposed to images …
Play with Barbie dolls is an understudied source of gendered socialization that may convey a sexualized adult world to young girls. Early exposure to sexualized images may have …
The physical dimensions of five contemporary action figures were measured and compared to their original counterparts to determine whether their physiques have become more …
Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative …
KI Norton, TS Olds, S Olive, S Dank - Sex roles, 1996 - Springer
There has been considerable discussion in both the scientific literature and general media concerning the appropriateness of the body shape and proportions of the Ken and Barbie …