| Description |
205 p. ; 22cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Is advertising harmful? -- Advertising benefits consumers / John Hood -- Advertising has too great an influence on society / Center for the study of commercialism -- Advertisements stereotype women and girls / Katherine Toland Frith and Barbara Mueller -- Advertisements stereotype men / Ivy McClure Stewart and Kate Kennedy -- Depictions of minorities in advertisements are becoming more positive / Children Now -- Advertisements rely on distorted depictions of sexuality / Tom Reichert -- Advertisements provide a valuable public service / Advertising Council -- Does advertising exploit children? -- Advertising is harmful to children / Roy F. Fox -- Advertising is not harmful to children / Elizabeth Austin -- Advertising in schools gives corporations too much influence / Alex Molnar -- Advertising in schools can be justified / William C. Bosher Jr. Kate R. Kaminski, and Richard S. Vacca -- Adolescents are overexposed to alcohol advertising / Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth -- Alcohol advertising does not target children / Jacob Sullum -- Should political advertising be reformed? -- Political advertising is becoming increasingly negative / Janet Hook -- Negative political advertising is necessary / David Limbaugh -- Campaign-finance reform will improve political advertising / Trevor Potter -- Campaign-finance reform violates the first amendment / Robert J. Samuelson -- Candidates should be given free air time / Paul Taylor -- Candidates should not be given free air time / Tom Peterson -- Quality of political advertising needs to be improved / Bill Hillsman -- Television journalists need to fact-check political advertisements / Timothy Karr -- What is the future of advertising? -- Advertising is becoming less traditional / Economist -- Product placement is becoming too ubiquitous / Bonnie Erbe -- Proliferation of internet spam will require creative solutions / Wendy M. Grossman -- Advertising is becoming too pervasive / Robert W. McChesney and John Bellamy Foster. |
| Subject |
Advertising -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sex in advertising.
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Advertising, Political.
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| Added Author |
Egendorf, Laura K., 1973-
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| ISBN |
0737732288 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0737732261 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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