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Stereotypes Influence Society's Expectations Towards Young Girls?

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The magazine I composed, ‘G-friend’, is targeted towards teenage girls aged 14 to 19 who are interested in fashion and beauty. The cover maintains the stereotypes and expectations towards girls, for example, enforcing girls to be dependent on a male counterpart and to look as pretty as they can. The salient image features a traditionally feminine perception. She is thin, pretty young woman who enforces the expectations of females in society, for example she is wearing makeup, has long hair and has perfect skin. Her body language displays flirtatious behaviour expected from a young woman, though her facial expression showcases her sexuality, her innocence is maintained through the positioning of her arms, which can be viewed as vulnerable or passive. The articles featured on the magazine also enforce girls to act/think how society expects them to. …show more content…

right’ tells young girls should focus on looking for a suitable partner, instead of focusing on themselves, thus influencing girls that that their goal is to find Mr. Right, and that he does exist. The phrase ‘Have you found’ implies that the reader missing something and need to find him to live life to the fullest. Alternatively, girls who are already in relationships will question if they have found the right man for them, and if they have, it will encourage them to try their best to be perfect for their partner. Similarly, ‘SVT reveals their ideal types, are you the one?’ encourages girls to depend on a male to feel special or

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