ADV Final Exam Review Flashcards
1. Codes of Gender - Documentary 2. Advertising and Science Communication - Guest Lecture 3. Consumed - Documentary 4. Advertising and Gender Roles - Guest Lecture 5. Lecture 10 - Advertising and the Media - Guest Lecture 5. Lecture 9 - Advertising and Identity 6. Lecture 8 - Music and Popular Culture
Sex
different BIOLOGICAL characteristics as we come out of the WOMB
-Male or Female
Gender
way CULTURE interprets sex, the diff biological characteristics
- how biological differences made sense within CULTURE
- Gender result of an ACTIVE PROCESS
- Masculine or Feminine, mutually exclusive characteristics
Gender Display
we PERFORM the EXPECTED ROLES, set by social CONVENTIONS that have been assigned from OUTSIDE
-we internalize gender roles by internalizing it as a set of CODES
2 Definitions of CODE
- a SHORTHAND LANGUAGE that everyone shares and understands, through which we communicate LARGER ideas
- set of RULES or BEHAVIOR
Commercial Realism?
present world in ways that COULD be real, depictions of REALITY
Female Touch
idea that the female touch is gentler, softer, and lighter
-less controlling, caressing, not assertive
Self Touch
Body a DELICATE and PRECIOUS thing
Canting posture
body TILTED, take body AWAY from being UPRIGHT and perpendicular
-places ppl OFF CENTER
Science Literacy
how SOURCES (scientists, journalists), MESSAGES (news writing), & MEDIA (newspapers, magazines) CHANNELS the audience and IMPACTS individual’s UNDERSTANDING of SCIENCE
Public Understanding of Science
SOCIAL IMPACT of communications (of science_
- public cognition (knowledge)
- attitudes
- behaviors (audience-based research)
Science Communications
also known as Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)
-S.C. enhances PUBLIC AWARENESS, LITERACY, CULTURE by building AEIOU:
Awareness Enjoyment Interest Opinion-forming Understanding of science
Examples of science communications
interviews, logs, social media, informational science talks, TV messages
Science and Society
focus on INTERACTIVE science tradition
- LESS emphasis on INFORMING
- MORE emphasis on IMPROVING communication among citizens, scientists, politicians
Stereotypes of Scientists
get no girls, date no girls, talk in scientific argon, socially awkward, arrogant, research all day
2 Broad Categories of PCST models, what they aim to accomplish?
- IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING of public’s KNOWLEDGE about science (information delivery)
- EXPLORE the INTERACTION bt PUBLIC and SCIENCE/SCIENTISTS
Consumerism
Based on human urge to experience and GROW and play out our DREAMS and ambitions
- causes us to chase STATUS and a way to MEASURE our LIVES through consumption
- consumption=means to acquire status
- Way to PROMOTE ourselves beyond the talking
- Used as a SIGNAL (of prestige)
Evolutionary Theory, states that we are ________ from animals b/c we have built in us 2 MOTIVATORS:
we are INDISTINCT from our animal cousins because we have built in us 2 motivators:
- Survival
- Attracting a mate - our mating efforts channeled into ECONOMY, the G/S we buy
What is the tool used by humans to fulfill these 2 needs (survival, attracting a mate)
the BRAIN, which has tripled in size as we evolve
Consumption, or ________ is a way for us to display our _____ traits, as props for ______
Consumption. or PURCHASING/SPENDING is a way for us to display our MENTAL traits as props for MATING
Prestige
respect of SOCIAL POWER which is FREELY GRANTED from one human to another
Why do people aspire for PRESTIGE?
Gives them benefits of getting increased G/S, respect and authority from OTHERS
Natural Selection in terms of PRESTIGE
Since there are benefits of prestige, NATURAL SELECTION has shaped our psychologies so that we DESIRE prestige and act in ways to acquire it
- Prestige Darwinistic in nature, and has been SELECTED and EMERGED during the course of human evolution
- it is ADAPTIVE
Aspirational Marketing
making ppl WANT a product even if they don’t need it or NOT NECESSARY
What is fundamental in the approach of aspirational marketing?
PR, which tells us that consumerism is the way we show our SUCCESS and PERSONALITY
Sustainability
the ability for humans to survive LONG TERM w/o damaging carrying capacity of envrionment
-need to market/consume products that have DURABLE meaning and set of values so we don’t fall out of love with them so quickly
Different gender stereotypes for MALES
- Breadwinners
- strong
- athletic
- player
- heroic
- buffoon
Different gender stereotypes for FEMALES
- stay at home
- sex kitten
- devious
- thin ideal
what are Social Norms?
REPETITION of IDEALS, which create SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS
Halo Effect
cognitive BIAS where one GOOD traits INFLUENCE/EXTEND into other qualities of the person
MEDIUM
Single form of communication
Medium - consists of PLATFORMS acting as a SOURCE, CHANNEL, and FORM to collectively broker the transaction of info bt the message CREATOR and the message AUDIENCE
Reach?
how MANY ppl will be exposed to ad
-# or %
Frequency
how many TIMES someone will see ad
-#
Reach x Frequency =
IMPRESSIONS (Costs)
IDENTITY?
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS that define us in relation to OTHER individuals or other ppl groups
Identity provides us two things:
psychological stability and continuity
Dimensions of IDENTITY
- Multi-dimensional
- personal (personality) - introversion, extroversion
- collective: groups you belong in naturally and socially
- social (social roles)
Our identity is constantly being _____
shaped!
Which life stage is most important to the effectiveness of advertising?
ADOLESCENCE
Adolescence is a period of
questioning
adolescents experience ___ vs ___
identity vs identity confusion
3 types of identity
- personal identity - your personal VALUES, MORALS
- Collective identity - GROUPS you belong to naturally and socially (ethnicity, race, family, student orgs)
- social identity - what OTHERS say or think about you; the groups OTHERS put you in
What is SELF?
A person’s essential BEING that distinguishes them from OTHERS
Self is also known as (2 things)
Self = object of introspection
self = reflexive action
Self can be broken down into 2 things:
“I” and “ME”
Define “I” and “Me”
I - the thing that causes YOU to know you’re diff from someone else
ME - the part of you OTHERS can know and LEARN about;
separates YOU from OTHERS in THEIR minds
4 Dimensions of the SELF
- Actual Self
- Ideal Self
- Ought Self
- Social Self
What is Actual Self?
- Actual Self - person’s OWN perception of their OWN attributes
- intelligence, IQ, athleticism, attractiveness
What is Ideal Self?
- Ideal Self - attributes YOU believe YOU HAVE or are in the PROCESS of DEVELOPING
- what MOTIVATES you to CHANGE, IMPROVE, ACHIEVE
- focuses on CREATION of positive outcomes and SELF-ESTEEM
What is Ought Self?
- Ought Self - attributes OTHERS believe you SHOULD posess
- ideal and ought self act as self-guides, or internalized standards of your ideal self
What is Social Self?
- Social Self - the self we DISPLAY to the world, how we WANT OTHERS to see us
- consumer culture
What is SELF-DISCREPANCY Theory?
theory that ppl COMPARE themselves to INTERNALIZES STANDARDS called “SELF-GUIDES”
-these standards can be CONTRADICTORY and CONFLICTING and result in emotional DISTRESS
What is CO-OPTATION?
TREND or IDEA being INCORPORATED into mainstream CULTURE
- takes IDEA or EMOTION associated w CURRENT CULTURE, connects it to a PRODUCT or BRAND
- create’s a brand’s PERSONALITY
What is the purpose of Consumerism
way for ppl to SEPARATE themselves from their peers
Consumerism propels the insatiable belief that we ____ what we do not ____
NEED what we do NOT HAVE
-ASPIRATIONAL MKTING propels consumerism bc it tells ppl that they NEED what they do NOT HAVE
Consumerism acts as a _____ of ____ relating to oneself, others, and the environment
a FRAME of REFERENCE for relating to oneself, others, and environment
Consumption is a way for us to construct our _____ _____
consumption - way for us to construct our SOCIAL IDENTITY, SEPARATE ourselves from our peers
How do we create this SOCIAL IDENTITY?
Through CONSUMPTION, the things that we BUY
This continuous consumption for developing social identity creates ______ ______, which has long been an Am institution
creates COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION
Furthermore, these COMPARISONS we make through CONSUMPTION and for CONSTRUCTION of SOCIAL IDENTITY is no longer restricted to those in our _____ _____ category
COMPARISONS we make no longer restricted to our GENERAL EARNINGS category
This GENERAL EARNINGS category is also known as a _____ _____
REFERENCE GROUP - ppl in our own earnings category
- TV has stretched our reference group
- this stretched reference group leads to INCREASED SPENDING
Conspicuous Consumption
the SPENDING of MONEY for acquiring luxury G/S to DISPLAY our ECONOMIC POWER
3 forms of CAPITAL created by Bourdieu that distinguishes ppl/things
- Economic capital - income, occupation, inheritance
- Cultural capital - tastes, values, beliefs, language
- Education Capital - background, qualifications, opportunities
Capital creates a system of _____ where ppl learn what is _____ and what type of consumption is _____ within their own ____ group
CAPITAL creates system of CLASSIFICATION where ppl LEARN what is tasteful and what type of consumption APPROPRIATE within their own SOCIAL group
What is MUSIC?
The form of human COMMUNICATION that is INDIVIDUALLY experienced, can be decoded and reproduced
Music affects one’s ________
EMOTIONAL STATE
Music is transmitted through ____
NOTES
What are NOTES?
Humanly organized non-verbal sound structures
COLLECTIVE CHARACTER
the COMBINATION of both VISUAL and VERBAL arts
-visual and verbal arts individually are not a collective character
Music is capable of transmitting 3 things among socially definable groups
- Emotional identities
- Attitudes
- Behavior patterns
What is FOLK MUSIC?
Folk music - common musical form w exception of religious music before 19th c
Folk music also known as
REGIONAL music
How is music composed and transmitted
composed - anonymously
transmitted - orally
folk music is derived from?
events from DAILY LIFE that are FAMILIAR to majority of ppl
What 3 types of LYRICAL content are present in folk music?
- daily things - farming
- life cycle events (childhood, relationships)
- mysterious events (storms)
What is the PURPOSE and AUDIENCE that pop culture was originally created for?
written by SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS to be SOLD to a LARGE NUMBER of ppl
-sell as MUCH as possible to as MANY as ppl
(tech) feature of POP CULTURE
Reflects high degree of TECHNICAL SKILL, can be performed only in STUDIO w ELECTRONIC equipment
4 Features of pop culture
- made for MASS DISTRIBUTION to large and socioculturally heterogeneous group of ppl
- can be stored in NON WRITTEN form (MP3)
- Only possible in INDUSTRIAL MONETARY economy where it is a COMMODITY
- provides LESS musical content
name of radio network that would broadcast to military during ____ (date)
AFRN
WWII