Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising

Since the late 1960s, research into gender stereotypes in advertising has been prolific. The emergence of more magazines that target children and adolescents raises the question of whether the female images portrayed in these publications reinforce prevailing stereotypes of women and portray diversi...

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Main Authors: Napoli, Julie, Murgolo-Poore, Marie, Boudville, I.
Format: Journal Article
Published: ANZMAC 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9389
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author Napoli, Julie
Murgolo-Poore, Marie
Boudville, I.
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Boudville, I.
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description Since the late 1960s, research into gender stereotypes in advertising has been prolific. The emergence of more magazines that target children and adolescents raises the question of whether the female images portrayed in these publications reinforce prevailing stereotypes of women and portray diversity in ethnicity. This study examines the female images shown by advertisers in the Australian editions of Barbie, Girlfriend and Dolly magazines. Findings indicate there is limited diversity in physical attributes as well as ethnicity of the models portrayed in these publications. Limitations are noted and future research issues are discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-93892017-09-13T16:02:37Z Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising Napoli, Julie Murgolo-Poore, Marie Boudville, I. stereotypes body image advertising gender childrens magazine Since the late 1960s, research into gender stereotypes in advertising has been prolific. The emergence of more magazines that target children and adolescents raises the question of whether the female images portrayed in these publications reinforce prevailing stereotypes of women and portray diversity in ethnicity. This study examines the female images shown by advertisers in the Australian editions of Barbie, Girlfriend and Dolly magazines. Findings indicate there is limited diversity in physical attributes as well as ethnicity of the models portrayed in these publications. Limitations are noted and future research issues are discussed. 2003 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9389 10.1016/S1441-3582(03)70118-9 ANZMAC restricted
spellingShingle stereotypes
body image
advertising
gender
childrens magazine
Napoli, Julie
Murgolo-Poore, Marie
Boudville, I.
Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
title Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
title_full Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
title_fullStr Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
title_full_unstemmed Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
title_short Female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
title_sort female gender images in adolescent magazine advertising
topic stereotypes
body image
advertising
gender
childrens magazine
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9389