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social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > advertising in girls' magazines

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advertising in girls' magazines  

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  • Millions of girls around the world rely on magazines targeted to them for information about the newest fashion and makeup trends, updates on their favorite celebrities, and advice about relationships. In the United States, for example, the combined circulations of the top five teen-targeted magazines totaled more than 6 million during July 2005, with the most popular teen magazine, Seventeen, boasting a monthly circulation of 2,108,292, according to 's Magazine Monitor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Advertising in Girls' Magazines]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PZXRBP87-3

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