Audience research

Types of magazines that appeal to the female audience;

These kinds of magazines are specialized into captivating the female audience's attention. They specialize in subjects/categorical subjects to do with; Gossip, relate-able stories, interviews and discussions with famous people, make up, fashion, agony aunt articles, money issue help articles, sex and relationship articles etc. etc.These magazines are aimed from the lower end of the social class table to the top. Examples that aim towards catergoryD/E are the 'Take a Break' magazines and 'OK' magazines.  These magazines entice their target audience by using sub- catergoric subjects such as gossip and stories, facts on sex/boyfriends/girlfriends/children/marriage/family life/eating healthy/ gruesome/vile stories/horoscopes etc. etc.  These types of magazines are sold at 89p- £1.25.Where as
magazine ssuch as Vogue sell for a maximum of about £5 but these are aimed for the higher end of the social class table and specialize in topics such as beatuy and glamor. (Expensive clothing etc. etc) No matter what end of the social class table these magazines can appear to anyone as most topics that appeal to women, are included in all of these magazines. These can be anything from beauty to advice).       

Types of magazine that appeal to the male audience;
These magazines appeal to the men  in the social class table. These magazines include topics such as; exercise routines, sex and relationship advice, dietry advice, sports, politics, women etc.etc. These magazines include topics that are stereotyped with the likes of men. This is how we know these magazines are aimed at the male audience rather than the female. Most of these magazines are aimed anywhere from the range of group E to group A in the social class table. Therefore these magazines aren't as cheap as the 'OK' magazines or 'Take a break' magazines. Some of these magazines would be sold around about the same price as Vogue and would sell for about £5 and other magazines at about £1.99-£2.99. Like female magazines, male magazines also specify in specific topics such as women(sex), health and exercise, sport, politics etc. etc.