1st Edition

Current Research on Gender Issues in Advertising

Edited By Yorgos Zotos, Stacy Grau, Charles R. Taylor Copyright 2018
156 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

Gender stereotypes are general beliefs about sex-linked traits and roles, psychological characteristics, and behaviors, all of which contribute towards describing women and men. Gender role stereotyping in advertising has been a critical topic since the 1970s, and there is a long-lasting debate between advertisers and sociologists about the role and the social nature of advertising. Although... Read more

Introduction: Current research on gender issues in advertising  1. Gender stereotypes in advertising: a review of current research  2. Attitudes toward ads portraying women in decorative roles and female competition: an evolutionary psychology perspective  3. Do feminists still respond negatively to female nudity in advertising? Investigating the influence of feminist attitudes on reactions to sexual appeals  4. Influence of gender stereotypes on advertising offensiveness and attitude toward advertising in general  5. Stereotypical or just typical: how do US practitioners view the role and function of gender stereotypes in advertisements?  6. A longitudinal analysis of the changing roles of gender in advertising: a content analysis of Super Bowl commercials  7. Is there gender bias when creative directors judge advertising? Name cue effect in ad evaluation

Biography

Yorgos C. Zotos is Professor Emeritus of Applied Communication in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus.





Stacy Landreth Grau is Professor of Marketing Practice in the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, USA.



Charles R. Taylor is the John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing at Villanova University, USA. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Advertising.