Marketing, Media and Childhood
Investigations at the intersection of marketing, media and childhood
The hoopla over the degrading photos of Glee actresses in GQ magazine reminds me of a similar phenomenon in which female athletes pose nude for men's magazines. Elizabeth Daniels, a psychologist at the University of Oregon, has been studying how … [Read more...]
This piece of advertising entered my home uninvited this weekend, and that really annoyed me. I called the 800 number immediately and asked to be taken off the mailing list. And then, even though they didn’t ask, I told them why. We … [Read more...]
Since I have posted previously about the problems of ready access to pornography on the internet, I wanted to share this discussion from Ask the Mediatrician, which may help you when talking with your kids. This comes from the Center on Media and … [Read more...]
I've got some serious reservations about an organization that refers to a beauty pageant as "wholesome" family entertainment. However, the Parent Television Council is warning that the Miss USA pageant scheduled for Sunday ay 7 p.m. has turned into … [Read more...]
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