The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2019, 1(1); doi: 10.25236/FSST.070107.
Xiaochun Niu1, Gang Zhou2
1. School of Foreign Langugages, Dalian University of Technology,116024, China
2. School of Foreign Langugages, Dalian University of Technology,116024, China
This article aims to study how well represented and portrayed the older people in print advertisements, how the manufacturers and marketers would like to utilize older persons in their advertisements, and consequently how these will affect the elderly’s self-esteem and societal attitudes toward them. To find out these, a questionnaire survey is conducted. And seven sets of model images of aging and older people are selected out of approximately 100 advertisements collected in current print media in the UK. Finally, 30 respondents are recruited. The results have confirmed the seven categories of elderly images in print ads. The findings also show that the respondents’ descriptions of either male or female elderly are in general positive. It concludes that the respondents’ positive attitudes towards the images of elderly in the ads designated have mirrored the advertisers’ positive attitudes towards the elderly.
image, elderly, portrayal, advertisement, content analysis
Xiaochun Niu, Gang Zhou, A Study on Images of the Elderly in Advertising. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2019) Vol. 1: 44-49. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.070107.
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