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"GMA" examines race relations by revisiting a famous doll experiment. March 31, 2009— -- With a black first family and fewer people citing racism as a "big problem," just how much have the ...

Back in the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark – a husband-and-wife team of psychology researchers – used dolls to investigate how young Black children viewed their racial identities. They found that ...

Displayed on a bookshelf in the spare room of 77-year-old Sara Bouldin's Cantonment home is the doll version of every U.S. president — and first lady — from George Washington to Donald Trump. "I have ...

A new study suggests that a couple's parenting compatibility could be determined by asking them to play with dolls. Just five minutes of play could be a significant indicator of the couple's parenting ...

Playing with dolls helps children develop empathy. That's what neuroscientists at Cardiff University in the UK found out in their latest study, published on Thursday (October 1). The scientists wanted ...

Barbie® and neuroscientists from Cardiff University have collaborated on a new study which for the first time uses neuroimaging as evidence to explore the effects of doll play Evidence shows that doll ...

Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls’ body image, a new study has shown. Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played ...

From Rollingout.com: In attempt to measure the degree to which Mexican children are affected by the legacy of European colonialism and the present day images they are bombarded with via the media, ...