Children and Advertising
Date Submitted: 10/21/2002 12:15:14
Category: / Business & Economy / Marketing and Advertising
Length: 8 pages (2264 words)
Category: / Business & Economy / Marketing and Advertising
Length: 8 pages (2264 words)
Children and Advertising
Children are the most vulnerable to advertising. They are the most susceptible because their minds are immature and are unable to distinguish good advertising versus bad advertising.
Television commercials have a huge impact on how it affects children. Commercials are the biggest form of advertisement geared toward children. "Children between the ages of two and eleven view well over 20,000 television commercials yearly, and that breaks down to 150 to 200 hours" (MediaFamily, 1998). Television advertisements …
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