PROTECTING LOCAL CULTURES FROM THE IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION: THE CASE OF CANADIAN MAGAZINE DISPUTE Globalization is continuing to influence local cultures both positively and adversely. Sometimes these impacts go beyond just ‘culture’ as the cultural effect pulls some other issues like trade. While advocates of globalization preach that this advances local cultures and offers an opportunity for development‚ critics argue that globalization is supporting few out-standers while suppressing many in
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Gender in Magazine Advertisements May 2‚ 2013 Sociologists conduct various types of research in order to study human societies. Depending on the purpose of the research‚ either qualitative (non-numerical) or quantitative (numerical) research may be more beneficial. Researchers may also use field research in order to see the events as they actually occur or use unobtrusive research of social behavior that people create or leave behind. Content analysis is a form of unobtrusive
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The Next Chapter 1 Launching the Next Chapter of My Life Introduction In the last several weeks‚ the author has had the opportunity to look back and analyze the events that have shaped her life. The author was free from the turmoil of emotional fears of failure‚ anger‚ regret and loneliness‚ which often clouded her perception. The author understands that life happens even when we are not prepared for it‚ but more importantly‚ it is how we deal with circumstances that keeps us going forward
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will focus specifically on the language used in cosmetic advertising in magazines. Through my study‚ the particular linguistic features and conventions of this type of language and its purpose in its context will be determined. The process‚ which will lead to these findings‚ will involve the collection of samples‚ which will incorporate the language used in cosmetic advertising. The samples will be chosen from numerous magazines aimed at females to ensure that there is a variety in the examples collected
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FIND A CAREER IN PETROPHYSICS | GREENPEACE’S AYLIFFE VS. FTI’S BLACKMON | GUIDE TO ABU DHABI The Magazine by and for Young Professionals in Oil and Gas VOL. 9 // ISSUE 2 // 2013 PUBLIC PERCEPTION OUR INDUSTRY An Official Publication of The Society of Petroleum Engineers • www.spe.org Contents 2 3 4 8 Americas Office Office hours: 0730–1700 CST (GMT–5) Monday–Friday 222 Palisades Creek Dr.‚ Richardson‚ TX 75080-2040 USA Tel: +1.972.952.9393 Fax: +1.972.952.9435 Email: spedal@spe
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Kerrang! magazine is a music magazine that is mainly based on rock music. It is published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. The magazine’s name is onomatopoeic and refers to the noise made when playing a power chord on an electrical guitar. The target audience for this magazine would first and foremost be teenagers (mainly those 16+) and also those in their 20’s. Some of its viewers would be approximately in their 30’s (the same age as the people featured in the magazine). Or simply
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Magazine companies all serve a similar purpose. This purpose involves targeting a certain age group‚ and using whatever means necessary to sell their copies to the age group in which they’re targeting. It involves examining the popular culture that’s present during that time period. For example‚ in a society today that is so based on sexual activity and partying‚ it wouldn’t be uncommon for a magazine company that was targeting a younger age group to exploit those interests. In contrast‚ for a magazine
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create a magazine front cover for genre of our choice‚ for a specific target audience. We had to ensure we followed generic conventions of magazines genres that we had chosen. There are different stages of my coursework; research‚ planning and overall production. We had to make a magazine cover firstly then research other magazines and analysed what they did to make their magazines appealing to the audience. We did this to understand key features of the magazines and to understand how magazines draw
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gender specific magazines in order to captivate the attention of a target audience‚ and what effect does this on society’s perception of sexuality. I have chosen five magazines specific to men and women in order to gain a well-rounded perspective on gender norms and how sexuality is portrayed for each gender. The magazines that I have chosen are as follows: Men’s Magazines | Women’s Magazines | Men’s Health | Women’s Health | Esquire Magazine | Cosmopolitan | GQ Magazine | Vogue | Maxim
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research. The Magazine Analysis (rev. 12/2009) ASSIGNMENT: To write an ANALYSIS of a currently published magazine. Through careful observation‚ form a SPECIFIC conclusion about the audience for which the magazine is intended. In addition to identifying the intended audience‚ state the major purpose of the magazine. After you have examined the magazine‚ form a thesis and write a 750-word essay based on your conclusions. Here is a sample thesis for National Geographic magazine: National Geographic
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