Introduction

Welcome to my blog discussing the impact that magazines have on the socialization of teens and young women.  It is important to look closer at this topic because magazines can influence culture (Neogy, 1966).   Teenagers are still trying to determine who they are, and for this reason, they are especially vulnerable to the information and suggestive images in magazines (Durham, 1998).  Much of the research discussed in the following posts focuses on content in magazines like Seventeen, YM, Sassy, Bravo!, and Teen, but studies are also discussed that examine advertisements  featuring young girls, which also can influence teens.  This blog will briefly summarize the studies that have been conducted on the way magazines influence teenage girls and young women and will provide additional insight and media to help determine its effect. It is divided into seven categories—body image, diversity and racial stereotypes, feminism, occupations, relationships, rite of passage, and sexuality.