May 3, 2008 09:16
16 yrs ago
English term
Women's magazines vs. feminine magazines
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Marketing
Journalism
I have been trying to discover the difference between the above two terms. I feel that they are different. My own perception (which may well be wrong) is that "feminine magazines" include the under 18 year old market and are, possibly, more geared to health concerns, conformity with feminine roles, cooking and beauty.
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"feminine magazines" is not commonly used
That term is not commonly used and sounds strange to this native speaker's ears. (The phrase returns only 500 hits on Google (many of which, interestingly, seem to be from sites put up by non-native speakers), as opposed to 336,000 for "women's magazines."
In other words, I can't pinpoint a difference because the second term isn't generally used.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-05-03 20:36:57 GMT)
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Just to be clear: by "second term" I'm referring of course to "feminine magazines." I was going by the order of the terms in your question, not in my response!
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2008-05-04 19:15:06 GMT) Post-grading
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I think "teen magazine" suffices for magazines directed at teenage girls, because interestingly enough, few teen magazines are directed at boys. See description at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_magazine
In other words, I can't pinpoint a difference because the second term isn't generally used.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-05-03 20:36:57 GMT)
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Just to be clear: by "second term" I'm referring of course to "feminine magazines." I was going by the order of the terms in your question, not in my response!
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2008-05-04 19:15:06 GMT) Post-grading
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I think "teen magazine" suffices for magazines directed at teenage girls, because interestingly enough, few teen magazines are directed at boys. See description at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_magazine
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Comment: "Thanks Brett. I do note that though there are few ghits, some of them are publishing industry or academic. Not that that proves anything. I thought it sounded strange, but not totally unfamiliar. I think it is probably a term to avoid, though I'm still unsure how else one would include the pre-teen and teen market other than by writing "women's and girls' magazines" - but why not?"
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magazines directed at women vs. femininist perception/interpretation of the term?
not familiar with the term feminine magazines as a general term, but e.g. compare the sites on these (apart from mistranslations)
http://tinyurl.com/5b62yn
http://tinyurl.com/53pmur
http://tinyurl.com/5b62yn
http://tinyurl.com/53pmur
Note from asker:
| This did occur to me, but I think it is only applicable when feminine is in inverted commas. |
Peer comment(s):
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BrettMN
: "feminine" and "feminist" are so far apart in their meanings that to me this only makes sense if someone has mistakenly used "feminine" for "feminist"
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Thank you Brett:)
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