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Human Portrayals in Advertising. The Necessity of the Stereotype Holzworth and Woodruff. Human Portrayals in Advertising. Stereotype Defined. Human Portrayals in Advertising. So What’s The Problem ?. Stereotypes can create false misconceptions
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Human Portrayals in Advertising The Necessity of the Stereotype Holzworth and Woodruff
Human Portrayals in Advertising So What’s The Problem? Stereotypes can create false misconceptions Stereotypes are sometimes misused in advertising Stereotypes offend some consumers
Human Portrayals in Advertising Counterarguments 1. Stereotypes can be used responsibly. 2. Advertising would fail without stereotypes. 3. Dysfunctional stereotypes need functional stereotypes *there will be a quiz later!
Human Portrayals in Advertising 1. Stereotypes can be used responsibly. Stereotype (n.) Average Custom Pattern
Human Portrayals in Advertising Customized Communication Incongruity (CCI)
Human Portrayals in Advertising 2. Advertising wouldfailwithout stereotypes. Customized Communication Incongruity (v.) Advertising and behavioral mismatches between advertising stereotypes and consumer response
Human Portrayals in Advertising “ Stereotyping is a way to take what we know and categorize it so we can more quickly identify and react to the world around us. It’s ingrained. It’s not going anywhere. ”
Human Portrayals in Advertising 3. Dysfunctional stereotypes need functional stereotypes. Serve to degrade or alienate the nature of their subjects. Provide realistic depictions of the nature of their subjects.
Human Portrayals in Advertising Back to The Problem
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