How does ‘Curvy Barbie’ compare with an average woman?
By Claire Bates
BBC News Magazine

Looking for ideas for an interesting discursive essay for English? Check out the current debate over cultural icon, Barbie’s new ‘curvy’ body shape. This BBC Magazine article is a good place to start your investigations.

Cite this article like this –

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Bates, C (2016) How does ‘Curvy Barbie’ compare with an average woman? BBC News Magazine. URL: -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35670446?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=inxmail_newsletter&ns_campaign=news_magazine_030316 Visited: 4 March 2016

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If searching for more information, try keywords and phrases like, “gender stereotypes”; girls + “body image”; “body esteem”; “body dysmorphia”; “female beauty”; “eating disorders”, plus anorexia, etc.

Remember – the library has a subscription to Issues; hard copy and online. Read both sides of the debate in Vol 234 – “Skin Deep”, in our Reference Collection. There are also many more titles – including multimedia such as the  video article, “Does Barbie influence body image?” – online.

 

 

 

 

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