Girlish images across cultures: Analyzing Japanese versus U.S. Seventeen magazine ads.

The authors address cross-cultural variability in the manner in which advertising portrays teenage girls. Specifically, the level to which 'girlish' images are portrayed in Japan and the United States by employing a content analysis of 263 advertisements appearing in eight issues of Seventeen, four Japanese and four American. Culture-based differences in advertising are discussed with a specific focus on how advertising constructs the image of teenage girls, and how, in turn, teenage girls are encouraged to identify with their mediated images of self. Chi-square analysis shows a significantly higher frequency of verbal and visual girlish images in the Japanese Seventeen issues.

Main Author:	Maynard, Michael.
Other Authors:	Taylor, Charles.
Language:	English
Published:	1999
Online Access:	http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:178860