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... > social science subjects > business and management > marketing (business) > consumer culture > everyday life in consumer culture > Barbie dolls
... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and culture > Barbie dolls
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > toys > Barbie dolls
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > toys > Barbie dolls
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of sport and leisure > play (sociology) > toys > Barbie dolls

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Barbie dolls  

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  • Barbie (full name Barbara Millicent Roberts) is a doll manufactured by the toy company Mattel and was launched on March 9, 1959, at the American International Toy Fair in New York. The original Barbie was derived from a German doll named Bild Lilli (who was developed from a German cartoon), for which Mattel bought the rights and patents in 1964. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Barbie Dolls]

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