Constructing Difference: Lego® Set Narratives Promote Stereotypic Gender Roles and Play.
LEGO® construction sets are a staple in many children’s lives. Given worldwide distribution, generations of children have grown up playing with these brightly colored, interlocking plastic bricks. Historically marketed to all children, the LEGO® Group has begun targeting male and female consumers di...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 79; no. 5-6; pp. 285 - 299 |
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Sep2018
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