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Class Name

TSOC 165 Introduction to Sociology: Developing the Sociological Imagination

Instructor

Dr. Natalie Jolly

Abstract/Description

This presentation discusses the origins of gender association with the color pink. It attempts to provide history on its masculine origin and its transition into a feminine indicator of gender. Through examples in popular culture, medicine, and the economy it describes the role that pink has played for women and men and how the meanings assigned to it have shifted over time.

Date

2024

Keywords

femininity, pink, gender, pop culture

Disciplines

Gender and Sexuality

Pink & Femininity

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