26 Aug I NEED IT TODAY BY 10PM. Please no plagiarism and make sure you are
I NEED IT TODAY BY 10PM.
Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. One of the references must come from Flamez, B. & Sheperis, C. J. (2015) and/or Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2007). I have also attached my discussion rubric so you can see how to make full points. Please respond to all 3 of my classmates separately with references. I need this completed by 12/08/18 at 10pm.
Top of Form
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. Respond to your colleagues’ postings.
Respond in one or more of the following ways:
· Ask a probing question.
· Share an insight gained from having read your colleague’s posting.
· Offer and support an opinion.
· Validate an idea with your own experience.
· Make a suggestion.
· Expand on your colleague’s posting.
1. Classmate (N. Joh)
Description of Contemporary Youth Culture
Children and adolescents live in a seemingly different world than adults, and within that world is a unique and ever-changing culture (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2007). And that culture is forever being influenced by outside forces such as media, pop culture, Hollywood, fashion, and sports. As a professional counselor, it is important to not only understand that culture but be willing to step into that unique world, in order to understand the perspective of the child. Looking first at a specific example of an influencer of child and adolescent culture, I will explain two core cultural messages communicated through that item. Then I will explain how those messages could both positively and negatively affect children. Lastly, I will explain how my understanding of contemporary youth culture will help me to be an effective child and adolescent counselor.
Girl’s World Magazine
The item I selected to examine was Girl’s World magazine. The magazine is created for young girls ages 7 – 12 and includes information regarding the most popular age- appropriate fashion trends, celebrity gossip, party ideas, and arts and crafts (Girl’s World Magazine, n.d.). Created in 2013, the magazine is published bi-monthly, there are seven issues a year, and it costs twenty dollars for an annual subscription. There are sections within the magazine titled “Your World,” “Your Favorite Stars,” “Get Crafty,” “Juicy Read,” and “All About Animals” (Girl’s World Magazine, n.d.). The article claims to understand the pressures young girls are facing and seeks to provide healthy and fun information free of pressure or bias.
Two Core Cultural Messages
Upon review of the magazine, there are two core cultural issues identified. First, is that it is assumed that all girls are into fashion, arts and crafts, and celebrities. This is evidenced just by observing various covers of the magazine. Examples include statements such as “Why you’re so obsessed with slime,” “Fashion fun – get dressed up for the holidays,” and “test your Taylor Swift Knowledge.” In addition, every cover features a child celebrity. The second cultural message is that young girls are in need of an external third-party source of influence regarding what to think, feel, or believe about said topics. Examples of this include, “How to become an expert braider,” “Skai Jackson tells you how to be brave and take big risks,” and “Jenny Ortega tells you how you can become even closer with your friends.” In addition, most of the advice on how to be a good person, friend, and student comes from celebrities.
Positive and Negative Affects
There are many potential negative effects from the messages and images depicted in the magazine and there are some also perceived positive effects. One of the most obvious, and most concerning, of the potential negative effects, is the message standards of beauty, looks, and femininity. In a study done by Lamb, Farmer, Kosterina, Lambe Sarinana, Plocha, & Randazzo (2016) they found that “empirical research on media influences reinforces the APA’s (2007) findings that US mass media routinely depicts women and adolescent girls as conforming to an ideal of thinness, youth, and sexual passivity.” Girl’s World magazine is no exception. While more subtle and less overt than media images geared towards an older demographic, the same depiction can be witnessed just by observing the cover of the magazine. This can have profound implications for young girls. It sets standards of how girls look or are supposed to look and create a complex within girls who look different, which is the vast majority in comparison to magazine models. It also can have negative implications for girls in different socio-economic situations, given the emphasis on fashion.
On the other hand, the cultural messages depicted in the magazine can have positive effects. The strong emphasis on friendships among females and highlighting of positive female connections is a positive effect in a culture that often has young girls at odds with each other. The magazine appears to attempt to offset a sense of female competition, and in turn encourage pre-teen and adolescent girls to strengthen their bonds. This could have a positive effect on social development, self-confidence, and peer interaction.
Understanding of Youth Culture
My understanding of youth culture is largely personal and only somewhat professional. Personally, I have four boys, ages 13, 9, 8, and 1. It was for this reason that I chose a largely female-targeted item, as I have little experience with that, other than personal upbringing. On a professional level, I have worked with youth in family settings, with the focus being on reunification and healing. That experience provided me with the opportunity to encounter the barriers to working with resistant adolescents and language barriers when working with children.
Conclusion
Counseling children, and in particular adolescents, can be one of the most challenging tasks a counselor faces. Having the ability to understand a child’s perspective, interests, opinions, and cultural influences can help a counselor build a strong therapeutic alliance with the client. In doing so, one increases their chances of being able to get through to the child/adolescent and assist them in achieving their personal goals. In addition, it is important to understand the way in which culture influences children and adolescents and the impact the positive and negative effects can have on them.
Resources
Girls’ World Magazine. (n.d.). Retrieved December 6, 2018, from https://www.magazines.com/
girls-world-magazine.html
Lamb, S., Farmer, K. M., Kosterina, E., Lambe Sariñana, S., Plocha, A., & Randazzo, R. (2016).
What’s Sexy? Adolescent Girls Discuss Confidence, Danger, and Media
Influence. Gender and Education, 28(4), 527–545. Retrieved from https://
ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1104272&site=eds-live&scope=site
Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2007). Tough kids, cool counseling: User-
friendly approaches with challenging youth (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: American
Counseling Association.
2. Classmate (B. Hun)
Girl’s Life Magazine
Girl’s Life is a magazine targeted for tween girls and is the item I will be analyzing in this discussion. The tween age group is classified between eight and 14 years of age and represents a difficult transition time between child and teenager (Velding, 2017). In this age group, they are experiencing higher levels of hormones, beginning to transition from caring about their parent’s opinions to their peer’s opinions (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). Inside Girl’s Life are articles about teen celebrities, fashion ideas, makeup tips, dating advice, and articles empowering young girls to be the best they can be. On the cover of each issue is an inspirational message such as “girlpower #goals” and “your fierce future.” In this discussion, two cultural messages as well as a positive and negative effect these messages may have on the youth culture and my understanding of contemporary youth culture will be explored.
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