Sex appeal in advertising: a brief literature review and reflection

The study of sex in advertising is important and increasingly necessary due to the constant growth of its use in advertisement. Thus, it becomes essential to understand the use and effect of sex in advertising for both the academic and management worlds. So, this article has as main objective to rev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Petroll, Martin de La Martinière, Damacena, Cláudio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Revista FAMECOS: Mídia cultura e tecnologia
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/12339
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistafamecos/article/view/12339
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sex appeal
advertising
forms and effects of sex in advertising
Advertising
llamamiento sexual
propaganda
Formas e efectos del sexo en la propaganda
Propaganda
Apelo sexual
formas e efeitos do sexo na propaganda
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Sumario:The study of sex in advertising is important and increasingly necessary due to the constant growth of its use in advertisement. Thus, it becomes essential to understand the use and effect of sex in advertising for both the academic and management worlds. So, this article has as main objective to review and summarize the relevant literature on sex appeal in advertising. Many conclusions of the studies reviewed here are different, demonstrating that there is not a similar results from the effects of sex on viewers, since they depend not only on the type of product and advertising, but also the characteristics of the public who wish to achieve, such as gender, among others, and emotional issues, behavioral and personality.