What is wrong with being blond?, 2005.

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What is wrong with being blond?, 2005.

Ballard explains that in her experience, most blonde jokes are not told by blondes, they are told by people with another hair color. She explores the possible reasons why blonde stereotypes still exist. She relates some narratives about people who have been treated unkindly by people with blonde hair. Ballard believes that many blondes behave in accordance with the stereotype because it is culturally expected of them.

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Brigham Young University.

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...

Ballard, Jenny

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Ballard was an eighteen-year-old freshmen at Brigham Young University when she completed this project. Her interest in this topic arose from being told many blonde jokes throughout her life. From the description of What is wrong with being blond?, 2005. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 76896217 ...