Dr. Rebecca Hains
Author, professor and speaker | Children's media culture, media literacy, and media criticism
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Co-opting the Christmas season: Christmas Creep and retailers’ countdown to consumer spending
The Countdown to Black Friday is a crassly commercial appropriation of seasonal traditions.
Read MoreShould clothing prices vary by size?
Have you ever wondered why clothing is priced the way it is? Sometimes, people wonder if it’s fair for companies to price clothing of various sizes uniformly. After all, the materials costs vary from size to size, so those differences…
Read MoreHalloween and the rise of sexy costumes for women and girls
For years, families struck a balance between store-bought and homemade Halloween costumes. But these days, DIY Halloween costumes are out; store-bought costumes are an $2.87 billion business. What does this mean for consumers? Well, for one thing, we’re seeing a…
Read MoreAt Stride Rite, girls are pretty and boys are active.
A few days ago, one mom wrote about a conversation she overheard, in which her 6-year-old daughter’s classmate insisted that sparkly shoes are not for playing–they’re for looking pretty: “Your shoes are ugly,” said the kindergarten classmate. “No they are not,”…
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