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Article: Experts Say Fairy Tales Not So Happy Ever After.
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- AScribe Law News Service
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- November 11, 2003
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Byline: Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fairy tales about pretty princesses winning Prince Charming are more harmful than parents might think, says a Purdue University sociologist.
Liz Grauerholz, an associate professor of sociology, teamed with Lori Baker-Sperry, an assistant professor of women's studies at Western Illinois University and a former Purdue graduate student, to study how beauty is written about in fairy tales and whether stories with beautiful princesses are more likely to be popular. Grauerholz says parents need to be aware that some stories tell children that unattractive people are more likely to be ...