Moral issues in advertising: a debate with Southern Brazilian youngsters

The aim is to present an analysis of ethical and moral issues that arose during discussions with young people about advertising messages, to which they had been exposed. Such discussions were focused on the theme “social interactions and technology use”. This is a qualitative study based both on lit...

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Autores: Machado Toaldo, Mariângela, Ataide Malcher, Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Ecuador
Institución:Revista CHASQUI
Repositorio:Revista CHASQUI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.ciespal.org:article/3011
Acceso en línea:https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/3011
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:advertising
ethics
youth
technology
social relations
publicidad
ética
jóvenes
tecnología
relaciones sociales
publicidade
jovens
tecnologia
relações sociais
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Sumario:The aim is to present an analysis of ethical and moral issues that arose during discussions with young people about advertising messages, to which they had been exposed. Such discussions were focused on the theme “social interactions and technology use”. This is a qualitative study based both on literature and documental research and on focus groups, using axiological analysis. The analysis revealed youngsters’ perception on what they consider as positive and negative aspects of message contents. They highlight the role played by advertising in the process of coexisting and they understand that advertising messages should aim to promote good relationships and welfare among individuals.