Construction of the image of the elderly in the media: representativeness or stimulus to consumption?

In this article we analyze the use and construction of the image of the old body in fashion advertising in a context of ambiguous motivations: representation and the stimulus to consumption. For this, the work presents a theoretical reflection associated with discussions of empirical examples from i...

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Autores: Teixeira, Débora Pires, Farias, Rita de Cássia Pereira, Zampier, Ronan Leandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Campos dos Goytacazes
Repositorio:Vértices (Campos dos Goitacazes. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editoraessentia.iff.edu.br:article/11620
Acceso en línea:https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/11620
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Old age
Fashion
Elderly
Vejez
Moda
Personas mayores
Envelhecimento
Idosos
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Sumario:In this article we analyze the use and construction of the image of the old body in fashion advertising in a context of ambiguous motivations: representation and the stimulus to consumption. For this, the work presents a theoretical reflection associated with discussions of empirical examples from images of fashion shows of two national brands. Results reveal a diversification of images of old age in the studied context: the subversive, the rejuvenated, and the conventional. However, although such a practice may contribute to contesting the normativity of beauty standards, based on youth, it aims, first and foremost, to shed light on the potential old consumer and its different faces.