1. Beauty and Tweens By: Jessica Potter

2. My Topic How the concept of beauty affects young girls today.

3. Definition of Beauty: Beauty is a combination of qualities that pleases one’s senses.

4. Today’s Definition of Beauty: Based on what the marketing industry portrays as “pretty”. Also based on people seen on TV.

5. Three Factors Marketing Industry Parents Peer Pressure

6. Marketing Industry Marketing to younger girls. Focus on tweens.

7. Merchandise Marketed Make-up Clothes Toys

8. Make-up Target young girls through toys. Barbies and Disney characters.

9. Clothes High heels, midriff tops, mini skirts Justice, Ch!ckaboom

10. Toys Bratz dolls

11. Parents Toddlers and Tiaras

12. Peer Pressure Monkey see monkey do. No self identity.

13. Effects on Society Low self esteem Distortion of personal body image Future money issues

14. Low Self-Esteem Marketing industry causes low self- esteem.

15. Distortion of Personal Body Image Plastic surgery Eating disorders

16. Future Money Issues Money spent on clothes and cosmetics in style. Plastic surgery

17. Aphrodite: then Aphrodite: now

18. Cites http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/toddlers- tiaras/toddlers-tiaras.htmlhttp://tlc.discovery.com/tv/toddlers- tiaras/toddlers-tiaras.html http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2 009/03/31/tween_beauty_crisis/index.htmlhttp://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2 009/03/31/tween_beauty_crisis/index.html http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/BeautySecrets/stor y?id=4881675&page=1http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/BeautySecrets/stor y?id=4881675&page=1 http://www.media- awareness.ca/english/parents/marketing/issues_ teens_marketing.cfmhttp://www.media- awareness.ca/english/parents/marketing/issues_ teens_marketing.cfm