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Media Hypefest: Is Prom the New Wedding? A Teen’s Perspective

May 7, 2010 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

May 7, 2010 As the last vestiges of prom wind down along with Girls Rights Week, I wanted to land one last post in the queue exploring media and marketing’s impact on kids' expectations, reality show … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: adolescence, Alice in Wonderland, asked to prom, commercialism, consumption, couples, dateless, devalue girls, Facebook prom groups, formals, girlpower, Girls Bill of Rights, girls inc., girls self esteem, Girls' Rights Week, gowns, graduation parties, high school rituals, keeping up with the jones', Kelsie Morales, kid culture, Lilly, limos, matchmaking, mean girls, milestones, Noah's ark, peer influence, pink is the new black, platonic dates, Pop-Culture, princess project, Project Green Prom, prom, prom date, Prom drama, prom themes 2010, Proma, reality shows, Respect Rx, self rescuing princess, self-esteem, self-worth, social norming, teens, the dame domain, Twilight, Unwritten, women's leadership

What’s With 8th Grade Proms & Glamorama Tween Diva-ization?

April 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

April 3, 2009 “Myths & Realities of Eighth Grade Graduation/Dance: Students may wear something nicer than normal school clothes. However, we strongly discourage formal dresses and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Shaping Youth Tagged With: 8th grade proms, affluenza, cap and gown, CCFC, commercialization, commodification, Consuming kids, consumption, divas, education reform, formalwear, Generation Diva, graduation, inverse power of praise, KGOY, limos, mortar board, Newsweek, NPD Group, Po Bronson, Pop-Culture, public schools, tweens

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