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Post by UniversalAris on Mar 1, 2017 9:23:42 GMT -8
In a free market economy advertising is not limited and will be checked and balanced by potential users. If an advertisement is offensive or does not engage the viewers than it will be shot down and there will not be customers interested in that product. The downside is that advertising can target a more susceptible audience. By influencing the emotions and perspective of viewers, advertisements can lure people, especially children, to buy products they do not necessarily need. There was a study done with a group of children (3 - 5 years old) that discovered kids can recognize brand names, such as McDonald's, Disney, Pepsi, Toyota, etc. Is this dangerous? Should there be regulation on advertisements, or a ban, on who companies can advertise to? Or would that be against their freedom of speech? Are there any other alternatives to increasing commercialism in children without taking advantage of their innocence? Please respond with your ideas on the subject and build upon others. Sources: www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2010/04/preschoolers_know_all_about_brands.html www.apa.org/pubs/info/reports/advertising-children.aspx
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