Consequences of planned obsolescence for consumer culture and the promotional self
Analyzing ads
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication
| Author: | Christoph Behrends | ISBN: | 9783638889247 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag | Publication: | January 9, 2008 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christoph Behrends |
| ISBN: | 9783638889247 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag |
| Publication: | January 9, 2008 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag |
| Language: | English |
Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Sociology - Communication, grade: 1,7, University of Leicester (Centre for Mass Communication Research), course: Avertising, Culture and Communication, 5 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: During the 20th century, the industrialised countries have developed an extensive amount of obsolescence. It has become clear that nations in the developed world over-consume, while the poor in the developing world pay the price of our increased consumption with their lowered standards of living and increasing environmental damage . When did obsolescence emerge, in how far is it planned, and which consequences does it have for consumer culture and the promotional self on a broader scale? By drawing on numerous examples, this essay explains how advertisements are constructed semiotically and the ideologies they derive from.
Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Sociology - Communication, grade: 1,7, University of Leicester (Centre for Mass Communication Research), course: Avertising, Culture and Communication, 5 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: During the 20th century, the industrialised countries have developed an extensive amount of obsolescence. It has become clear that nations in the developed world over-consume, while the poor in the developing world pay the price of our increased consumption with their lowered standards of living and increasing environmental damage . When did obsolescence emerge, in how far is it planned, and which consequences does it have for consumer culture and the promotional self on a broader scale? By drawing on numerous examples, this essay explains how advertisements are constructed semiotically and the ideologies they derive from.
