"Dolly" Girls: Tweenies as Artefacts of Consumption

Autor/inn/en	Brookes, Fiona; Kelly, Peter
Titel	"Dolly" Girls: Tweenies as Artefacts of Consumption
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth Studies, 12 (2009) 6, S.599-613 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Females; Consumer Education; Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Self Concept; Mass Media Use; Periodicals; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Konsumerziehung; Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Selbstkonzept; Mediennutzung; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Australien
Abstract	The apparent sexualization and exploitation of young girls by the consumer media is a much debated topic in the advanced liberal democracies. This paper will develop the argument that the "consumer-media culture" has established itself as one of the most powerful influences in processes of self-formation for young people, and that a tweenie self can be understood as an artefact of consumption. We will identify and analyse the resources that the consumer media provides to tweenies--girls aged between 9 and 14--as they seek to "fashion" a sense of self. The paper presents an analysis of the resources presented to this population of young girls/women by an Australian "appearance" magazine, "Dolly". We will argue that these identity resources are limited in scope, are dominated by images of young, slim and attractive females, and position the tweenie self as an artefact of consumption. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10