Sex In Advertising: Perspectives On The Erotic Appeal

Description:
A study of important issues about sex in advertising. What is it? Does it work? How does it affect individuals and society? Scholars and popular writers answer these questions as they address the following issues associated with sex in the advertising environment: gender differences and representation; unintended social effects; subliminal embeds; appeals to the homosexual community; and new media. The work contains a blend of perspectives including original experimental studies, interpretative and historical analyses, and cultural critiques.

Table of Contents:
Preface. T. Reichert, J. Lamblase, One Phenomenon, Multiple Lenses: Bridging Perspectives to Examine Sex in Advertising. Part I: Research Approaches to Sex in Advertising. T. Reichert, What is Sex in Advertising? Perspectives From Consumer Behavior and Social Science Research. J. Sivulka, Historical and Psychological Perspectives of the Erotic Appeal in Advertising. J.E. Schroeder, J.L. Borgerson, Dark Desires: Fetishism, Ontology, and Representation in Contemporary Advertising. Part II: Consumer Responses to Sex in Advertising. M.S. LaTour, T.L. Henthorne, Nudity and Sexual Arousal: Understanding the Arousal Process and Advertisement Response. A. Lang, K. Wise, S. Lee, X. Cal, The Effects of Sexual Appeals on Physiological, Cognitive, Emotional, and Attitudinal Responses for Product and Alcohol Billboard Advertising. C.G. Brooke, Sex(haustion) Sells: Marketing in a Saturated Mediascape. S.J. Gould, Toward a Theory of Advertising Lovemaps in Marketing Communications: Overdetermination, Postmodern Thought, and the Advertising Hermeneutic Circle. Part III: Cultural Impact and Interpretation. J. Kilbourne, Advertising and Disconnection. J. Twitchell, Adult and Gender. W.B. Key, Subliminal Sexuality: The Fountainhead for America's Obsession. Part IV: Contexts and Audiences. B.B. Stern, Masculinism(s) and the Male Image: What Does It Mean to Be a Man? G.R. Hicks, Media at the Margins: Homoerotic Appeals to the Gay and Lesbian Community. J. Lamblase, Sex--Online and in internet Advertising. Part V: Conclusion. J. Lamblase, T. Reichert, Future Questions and Challenges: Advertising Research in the Midst of Sex Noise.