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Socialization and Teen Magazines: What are the Messages?  

Kim, K.P. Johnson (University of Minnesota)
Mun, Jung-Mee (University of Minnesota)
Ju, Hae-Won (University of Minnesota)
Kang, Ju-Young M. (University of Minnesota)
Kim, Hye-Young (University of Minnesota)
Wu, Juanjuan (University of Minnesota)
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International Journal of Costume and Fashion / v.11, no.2, 2011 , pp. 1-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
As fashion magazines are important socialization influences, our purpose was to examine the content of articles in two teen magazines: one with a long publication history (Seventeen) and one relatively new market entry (Teen Vogue). We addressed the following questions: (1) What are the patterns of content of the feature articles? (2) How frequently is this content related to appearance management or fashion consumption? and (3) What, if any, differences exist in contents between the traditional teen magazine and the new market entry? A content analysis of 1,191 articles published during 2008 and 2009 revealed the largest percentage of content in both magazines was fashion. Other than the topic of fashion, Seventeen concentrated on teen life issues whereas Teen Vogue focused on celebrities. Understanding these are fashion publications, we suggest there are opportunities for both magazines to allocate further attention to other issues in the lives of teens in addition to beauty and consumption.
Keywords
content; girls; magazine; media; socialization; teenager;
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