My topic: The popularity of Barbie in Hong Kong (BECE3007) by Dorothy Chan https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj en-us 2023-09-14 03:13:40 UTC 2023-10-11 08:22:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media3.giphy.com/media/EOj66KA0jSrkY/giphy.gif Barbie dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703241648 Background]]> 2023-09-14 03:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703241648 What we have already known dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703242443 2023-09-14 03:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703242443 What we want to know more dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703243002 2023-09-14 03:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703243002 How can we know? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703243797 1. Observe children's Barbie playing]]> 2023-09-14 03:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703243797 How do different age group of people perceives Barbie dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703244722 2023-09-14 03:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703244722 What are different kinds of Barbie and their price dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703245694 2023-09-14 03:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703245694 Which kind of barbie has a higher prevalence? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703247622 2023-09-14 03:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703247622 Common toys in our childhood (2000s) dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703252428 2023-09-14 03:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703252428 dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703258918 2023-09-14 03:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703258918 dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703263303 2023-09-14 03:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703263303 Reasons for choosing this topic https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703273091 The movie: Barbie (2023) 

Movie discussion from the public
In terms of: 
--> Fashion, the childhood memory of playing with this toy, the design of Barbie 

Design purposes: a design for girls]]> 2023-09-14 03:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703273091 How do societal and contextual changes affect the popularity of Barbie nowadays? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703282676 2023-09-14 03:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703282676 Toys targeted at girls, which is a fashion toy for dressing up and accessories decoration dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703289141 --> Fit with girls' interests]]> 2023-09-14 03:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703289141 How can we know? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703302804 1. Survey: getting data from girls and boys, who age between 18 years old to 25 years old
--> Ask for their toy preferences 
--> Find out the trends in childhood (Recall from their memory: Do they own a barbie in their childhood?/ How they observed their classmates playing with Barbie/ Recall whether the toy stores had lots of Barbie in stock in their childhood?)]]> 2023-09-14 04:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703302804 Change of sales of Barbie sweetfong9 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703322539 2023-09-14 04:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2703322539 The trend of gender-neutral child-raising practice dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704164800  ]]> 2023-09-14 13:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704164800 How can we know? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704168030 2. Interview ECE related ppl (students, kindergarten teachers, coordinator), parents of children
- How Barbie influence young development (gender identity, self-actualization, self-esteem... )?
- Whether kindergarten provide Barbie and why?
- Will parents buy Barbie to their children? And why? ]]> 2023-09-14 13:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704168030 Related to gender equality dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704180084 E.g. children can be lecturers, doctors, lawyers... 
encourage confidence ]]> 2023-09-14 13:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704180084 Promotion videos that children can be anything they want dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704182178 2023-09-14 13:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704182178 How can we know dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704193148 1. Toy shops field visit (e.g. Toys R us)
We can observe:
a. The kinds of Barbie dolls that are in stock
b. The price of different Barbie dolls
--> Reflect their popularity

2. Interview the sales in the toy shops (consumption pattern of customers)
--> Ask them about the sales of different Barbie dolls and making a comparison (The more the sales the more popular that kind of Barbie doll is)
-> Which kind of Barbie would they import more 
--> Compare the sales of barbie and other toys 

]]> 2023-09-14 13:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704193148 How can we know? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704199742 3. Interview the sales
--> The age group of people buying Barbie
--> Which group occupy the most? (to see the age group that Barbie has a high prevalence)]]> 2023-09-14 13:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704199742 Barbie's weight is constantly 110 pounds dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704220777 2023-09-14 13:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704220777 What does it reflect? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704248207 --> The public attention and preferences that Barbie received
--> associated with socio-contextual factors?]]> 2023-09-14 13:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704248207 Hong Kong have a great variety of toys emerging and is enhancing educational toys dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704438652  ]]> 2023-09-14 15:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704438652 Parents' perceptions about the toys chosen emilyshek29 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704444395 --> related to children's accessibility of Barbie and parental influences ]]> 2023-09-14 15:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704444395 Enhancement of technology -- Digital toys dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704452098  ]]> 2023-09-14 15:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704452098 Aim of Barbie --> Gender equality --> potential of girls (1959s) dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704496229 --> Raising sales in the past]]> 2023-09-14 16:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2704496229 How do people from different gender perceive barbie nicolechingching https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2706073028 2023-09-15 15:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2706073028 How can we know? nicolechingching https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2706130613 1. Compare the interview between parents (dad and mum) about their views on barbie 
2. Compare the reaction of children from different gender playing barbie]]> 2023-09-15 15:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2706130613 Barbie-carried values? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719142768 2023-09-25 11:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719142768 Contemporary emphasised values? dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719144507 2023-09-25 11:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719144507 dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719148512 the global trend now
--> More inclusive 
--> Higher diversity
--> Realistic
--> Embrace different forms of beauty and reduce anxiety

Don't have clear standards 
Promoting self-confidence for your own beauty and features appreciation]]> 2023-09-25 11:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719148512 dorothychan0896 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719194333 Improvement of women's rights
Reducing the emphasis on gender equality nowadays]]> 2023-09-25 11:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2719194333 How are they affected by the changing toy industry? emilyshek29 https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2720629630 2023-09-26 06:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothychan0896/ko6siar1f7o1v7oj/wish/2720629630