[molson]

I have the same reaction to this study that I did when I first read about it years ago in college - what's the "correct" answer? And is the kid allowed to answer "how the hell am I supposed to know what doll is smarter?" (and how many kids are creative enough to answer a x or y question with z).

Do we want the child to think that the doll that looks like them is better or worse? Or do we want it to be 50/50 over a group of students? Or do we just want blacks and whites and latinos all to have predictable, identical preferences or opinions regarding dolls?

I think these studies definitely spark discussion, but I have no idea what they actuall tell us.

Edit: And what about the fact that there's just way more white dolls than black dolls in the U.S.? Black cabbage patch dolls, for example, were way rare back in the day. Kids aren't generally looking to be different. Does a kid want the doll everyone else has, or do they want the one that stands out and is different?