http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/print-magazines Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 29 May 2026 11:28:04 -0400 Fri, 29 May 2026 11:28:04 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1449/analyzing-female-gender-roles-in-marvel-comics-from-the-silver-age-1960-to-the-present By Katherine J. Murphy - Comic books, a form of American popular culture, offer a window into the past, allowing researchers to track societal changes over several decades. The purpose of this study was to determine if, how, and how much female gender roles have changed in Marvel Comics from the Silver Age (1960) to the present (2014) to help understand how popular culture portrays and treats female characters. It was hypothesized that female gender roles in Marvel Comics in the last decade have become less stereotypical and more equitable as compared to the 1960s, as determined by the sevenpoint quantifiable rubric.... Tue, 31 May 2016 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1449/analyzing-female-gender-roles-in-marvel-comics-from-the-silver-age-1960-to-the-present http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1365/examining-social-media-and-digital-practices-among-southeastern-magazines By Jonathan Black - City magazines began to appear in American homes in the nineteenth century, but they did not truly flourish until the 1960s and 1970s. In 1981, there were eighteen magazines total in Washington, D.C., Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Today, there are twenty in North Carolina alone (Hayes). Like most print publications today, city magazines face a declining print product, a smaller editorial staff, and pressure for an increased digital presence. This transition has taken time, and the digital presence has slowly taken precedent and developed a steady audience. As... Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1365/examining-social-media-and-digital-practices-among-southeastern-magazines http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/826/appealing-to-women-an-analysis-of-print-advertisements-in-three-womens-interest-magazines By Kelly Beane - The purpose of this study was to analyze advertisements in magazines targeting women readers and find the preferred type of appeals advertisers used. This study analyzed 590 advertisements in three women's interest magazines from October 2012 to April 2013. It was found that the top three product categories advertised were food and drink, personal care, and laundry and household products. The most frequently used appeals were performance, availability, and components/contents. This study provided details on the application of the Resnik-Stern Content Classification System and laid the foundation... Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:23 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/826/appealing-to-women-an-analysis-of-print-advertisements-in-three-womens-interest-magazines