Girls’ Bedroom Culture & Cell Phone Use in Japan The girls’ bedroom culture, which is discussed in Kearney article, can be perceived in the Japanese culture as well. “Teenybopperdom” was common among tweens in 1970’s and is still prevalent in the contemporary youth culture. However, while Griffiths’ study illustrates that a stronger tendency for teenybopperdom was seen among less mature girls, the opposite seems to be the case in the Japanese culture. From my experience in middle school, mature girls were more passionate about pop stars and musicians than younger-seeming girls were. It appeared to me that mature girls liked male and female stars, because they preferred older boys for their (imaginary) dates and used adult female stars as role models to act older than they really were. On the other hands, less mature girls seemed to be more interested in the music produced by pop stars, rather than these individuals themselves (though these statements are completely based on my personal perception and focusing only on heterosexual relationships). The influence of technology on the girls’ bedroom culture in Japan can be seen a little differently from that in North America and Europe as illustrated by Kearney. Since cell phone has become the most common wired communication tool among Japanese tweens, online self expression is mainly conducted by emailing, keeping diary on blogs, writing stories on websites, and taking and posting pictures and videos, all through cell phones. The portability of cell phone has taken several private activities into the public space; while the above activities are occasionally done in one’s bedroom, they are also done outside her bedroom, such as at the coffee shop and on the train. As the wireless network and mobile laptops become popularized, tween girls’ online activities in North America and Europe can be brought out of their bedrooms as well. Seiko

Girls’ Bedroom Culture & Cell Phone Use in Japan

The girls’ bedroom culture, which is discussed in Kearney article, can be perceived in the Japanese culture as well. “Teenybopperdom” was common among tweens in 1970’s and is still prevalent in the contemporary youth culture. However, while Griffiths’ study illustrates that a stronger tendency for teenybopperdom was seen among less mature girls, the opposite seems to be the case in the Japanese culture. From my experience in middle school, mature girls were more passionate about pop stars and musicians than younger-seeming girls were. It appeared to me that mature girls liked male and female stars, because they preferred older boys for their (imaginary) dates and used adult female stars as role models to act older than they really were. On the other hands, less mature girls seemed to be more interested in the music produced by pop stars, rather than these individuals themselves (though these statements are completely based on my personal perception and focusing only on heterosexual relationships).

The influence of technology on the girls’ bedroom culture in Japan can be seen a little differently from that in North America and Europe as illustrated by Kearney. Since cell phone has become the most common wired communication tool among Japanese tweens, online self expression is mainly conducted by emailing, keeping diary on blogs, writing stories on websites, and taking and posting pictures and videos, all through cell phones. The portability of cell phone has taken several private activities into the public space; while the above activities are occasionally done in one’s bedroom, they are also done outside her bedroom, such as at the coffee shop and on the train. As the wireless network and mobile laptops become popularized, tween girls’ online activities in North America and Europe can be brought out of their bedrooms as well.

Seiko

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