Ethnically correct dolls: Toying with the race industry

Elizabeth J. Chin, Occidental College

Abstract

The toy industry has touted ethnically correct dolls as a progressive solution to representation and inclusion in the toy box, and in children's lives. Contrasting a case study of Mattel's Shani dolls with an ethnographic look at race and commodities among New Haven CT kids, Chin locates children's consumption within the context of social inequality.