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3%OFFJo B. Paoletti - Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America - 9780253009852 - V9780253009852
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Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America

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Description for Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America Paperback. Unravels the complicated tale of children's fashion Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; VFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.

Jo B. Paoletti's journey through the history of children's clothing began when she posed the question, "When did we start dressing girls in pink and boys in blue?" To uncover the answer, she looks at advertising, catalogs, dolls, baby books, mommy blogs and discussion forums, and other popular media to examine the surprising shifts in attitudes toward color as a mark of gender in American children's clothing. She chronicles the decline of the white dress for both boys and girls, the introduction of rompers in the early 20th century, the gendering of pink and blue, the resurgence of unisex fashions, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253009852
SKU
V9780253009852
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Jo B. Paoletti
Jo B. Paoletti is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland.

Reviews for Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America
This is a fascinating piece of American social history, perhaps raising more questions than it answers. It is of potential interest to students and professionals in fields ranging from child development to gender studies to fashion to marketing, as well as to new and prospective parents.
Library Journal
Ms. Paoletti has managed to cram a wealth of information ... Read more

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