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Critiquing an Adolescent Magazine

Kayla Jackson

American College of Education

EDUC4023-Child and Adolescent Development

Sherese Jones

May 5,2024
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Introduction

Hello and welcome to the teenage review podcast, I am your host Marlyce and I’m here with my

guest and daughter Kayla. Kayla is a student at American College of Education working on

completing her bachelor’s degree in education. This episode's title is "Hit or miss: Is this

magazine right for your teenage kid?". Before we crack on with today's episode, just a reminder

of how you can support the podcast. Like Comment and tune in for more to come.

Interview Questions

Marlyce:

Does the magazine primarily target adolescents or teens?

Kayla:

So, this magazine mainly talks and focuses on adolescent life but also mentions

some parts about teens.

Marlyce:

Does the magazine primarily target a particular gender?

Kayla:

The entire magazine targets topics about girls but has some topics that would include

boys but again still focuses mainly on girl life exactly the title of the magazine.

Marlyce:

Does the magazine contain an advice column? If so, does it provide advice about

puberty or sexuality, and is the information consistent with research?

Kayla:

Yes, the magazine has at least three advice columns. One piece of advice the

magazine gives is some tips on when you’re about to start menstrual and what medicine you
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can take to help soothe the pain using pamprin. It is said that pamprin max pain + energy is

your fatigue fix. (Bokram, 2024) There is another piece of advice they share which is

helping to make your friendships stronger. At this age friendships are always important for

girls. I read once that during adolescence, friendships significantly impact personal

development and mental health. (Wooddell, 2024)

Marlyce:

Does the magazine address the health concerns discussed in this module?

Kayla:

Yes, the magazine does talk about health concerns, for instance on page 68 and 69

explains some fitness routines to help girls to stay in shape. The section on this page is

called getting centered in 60 seconds with the exercise routine provided. Mindful movement

will change your fitness game. (Weiner, 2024)

Marlyce:

What kinds of images are in the magazine? Are they supportive of healthy

development? Why or why not?

Kayla:

Some of the images shown I don’t think are useful to adolescents or teens but most

of the images are like the image of a girl doing a set of planks, and another image of

a girl learning how to become a planter. Some of the images also show and give

good tips on redecorating your room, and tips on one’s fashion.

Marlyce:

Do the images represent various ethnic, racial, or economically diverse individuals?

Kayla:
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Not much is explained in that area, but I have noticed that it only talks about girls,

their beauty and health.

Marlyce:

What types of advertising are present in the magazine? Does advertising show

diversity among individuals? If so, how?

Kayla:

The magazine focuses mainly on fashion, beauty, and exercising care for teens girls

doesn’t talk anywhere about boys except for one section in which I wasn’t a fan of

reading.

Marlyce:

As a parent, would you support your child’s choice to read this magazine? Why or

why not?

Kayla:

As a parent, I wouldn’t recommend my daughter to read this magazine unless I go

through the whole thing to make sure there aren’t any topics in there that I’m not

ready for her to read about. Some of the topics I don’t approve as parents talked

about having a crush, or drinking, smoking, and my opinion can be very sexist but at

the same time some of the topics are spot on for teens and some teens aren’t ready to

go to parents for advice or share some things going on as a teen so this would be a

good way for teenage girls to get insight on certain topics such as fitness, skincare,

beauty, and friendships.

Outro
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Marlyce: That's all we have time for! Thanks for tuning in to this week's episode. Today we

covered whether Girls Life magazines are right for teenage kids. We'll be back, in fact you can

expect new episodes every Sunday at 12:00 PM. Quick reminder again of how you can support

the podcast. Like comment and tune in for more to come. Take care everyone, and until next

time!

References

Bokram , K. (2024, April). The Beauty Issue [Review of The Beauty Issue]. Girls
Life , 50(5), 81 pages. https://www.zinio.com/reader/readsvg/646930/Cover
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Wooddell , B. (2024, February 12). The importance of female friendships from


childhood to retirement (B. Wooddell , Ed.) [Review of The importance of
female friendships from childhood to retirement]. Bloom TV.
https://www.wfla.com/bloom-tampa-bay/bloom-relationships/the-
importance-of-female-friendships-from-childhood-to-
retirement/#:~:text=During%20adolescence%2C%20friendships%20significantl
y%20impact,growth%20and%20positive%20self%2Dperception.

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