Micki is 4 years old and is completely obsessed with Hannah Montana and the Joanna's brothers. Growing up with mostly her mother and being an only child she does whatever mommy does. She wants to dress up and put on make up. When I told Micki that I was going to take a picture of her she asked me " Do I look like Hannah Montana?" Her room is covered with posters and pictures of Hannah Montana and The Joanna"s brother"s ; mind you that the oldest member of the band is almost 21 years old and he is singing to girls that are way younger then them. In the picture you can kind of see some of the pictures in the background. I believe that this picture show you that children grow up fast and want to be older then they really are. What was the most interesting thing is that when I was getting permission, both of her parents were there and Micki was playing outside in the mud in a Ravens jersey. Her father said, "shouldn't she be inside playing dress up or Barbie's are something she's not a boy? When I told Micki that I was going to take here picture she asked me if she could change and oddly enough she brought me this Hannah Montana folder and she was dressed very similar and even put on her pretend make up and said "I'm Ready" and that's when she asked me if she looked like Hannah Montana. I think that girls are more likely to mimic what they see in the media more so then boys and that's why girls feel that they have to look a certain way even at a young age. When I said "Micki pose like Hannah Montana" she did this "click" and that's how I got this picture. Where did she learn that?
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I think this picture is an amazing example of gender socialization in action. The way Micki, the young girl, is shown beside her idol, Hannah Montana, emphasizes her passive and seductive pose. In addition, the similarities between Micki’s jeans, pink jacket, and hair style mimic Hannah Montana’s. I think it is especially significant that Micki dressed and posed herself – this behavior was not solicited for the photograph. Micki’s imitation of Hannah Montana hints that these television shows are not simply entertainment for children, but are used to build a child’s growing gender schema. It is important to remember that these children, and in this case, young girls, are not learning from peers or elders, but from teenage and adult women who star in television, movies, and other media outlets that are carefully crafted for profit, not teaching. This sort of media use is fairly normal in our society, but that makes it no less unsettling to see four year old Micki imitate a highly sexualized teenager.
I think that this picture is a great example of gender socialization. Everywhere you look, either on television or in stores you see Hannah Montana. This picture shows exactly how big of an influence the media has on children. The liitle girl is posing just like Hannah Montana and wanting to be just like her. The make-up on the liitle girl states how bad she wants to grow up quickly. You can see here that children are not trying to become there own person, but our trying to be more like someone else.
This picture was a great example of socialization of gender in children. I feel that in this day and age it is amazing how so many girls at such young ages have role models that are so much older then themselves. Miley Cirus is 16, The Jonas Brothers are in there late teens and early twenties, and in this photo the little girl Micki is four years old-that is a big age difference! Miley Cirus is very much a girly girl. She wears fun shiny outfits and has a very perky attitude. The posters all over Micki’s room show how she is absolutely obsessed with Hannah Montana. It seems to me that Micki may feel that if she wears clothes like Hannah Montana and acts like her maybe someday she will be like her. I feel that girls are more affected by the media then boys are. There is so much more pressure for young girls to have a “popular” look then boys. The fact that Micki is posing like a model at the age four is a perfect example of this.
I think this picture is a great example of how the media affects young kids. This girl is way too young to be wearing make-up and worrying about what she looks like. When she was told that she was going to be in the picture she was outside playing and she ran inside and changed and put make-up on. It’s almost as if she thinks she has to look a specific way, with pink girlie cloths and make-up to be presentable. The media has such a great impact on everyone, all ages.
I think this picture is saying everything we have learned about gender socialization. The little girl wanting to pose her lips makeup and hair to match Hanna Montanna.
I do not think that Miley Cirus, or her alter ego Hannah Montana are good role models for young girls at all. The real life Miley Cirus dresses way to old for her age, and is dating a guy 5 years older, which I think is unacceptable. Hannah Montana gives off a stereotypical standard of beauty that is unrealistic for most girls. This picture is sad because it shows how much little girls ideolize someone who is such a poor role model. I can't believe this little girls mother would let her put on all this makeup at such a young age.
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