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Sexism, Discrimination, and Stereotyping
False statements are often used in advertising to help draw a person's attention. Misleading or deceiving methods of advertising are used by millions of companies such as Volkswagen, Dannon, and Red Bull. According to Business Insider, "In 2015, it was exposed that VW had been cheating emissions test on its diesel cars in the US for the past seven years". Advertising can also portray individuals provocatively by displaying nude photos or indecent language. As a result, this leads to people not feeling confident about themselves or their body which causes psychological disorders such as depression or anxiety. Your Article Library talks about some of the main criticisms against advertising by stating, "Some advertisements are un-ethical and objectionable...This adversely affects the social values"

Heilpern, Will. “18 False Advertising Scandals That Cost Some Brands Millions.”Business Insider, Business Insider, 31 Mar. 2016, www.businessinsider.com/false-advertising-scandals-2016-3.

Chand, Smriti. “6 Main Criticisms Against Advertising– Explained!”Your Article Library, 20 Feb. 2014, www.yourarticlelibrary.com/advertising/6-main-criticisms-against-advertising-explained/25869.

Food Advertising
Leading back to psychological effects that advertising has on individuals, one of the main important effects is eating disorders among children. An article from the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health even states that, “Several cross-sectional studies have reported a positive association between exposure to beauty and fashion magazines and an increased level of weight concerns or eating disorder symptoms in girls.” Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are some of the common disorders among adolescent girls. The rate of anorexia nervosa among adolescent girls is 0.48% The image of "ideal beauty" among women and the "muscular body type" image of men has resulted in a lack of body confidence and eating disorders especially when it comes to young teenage girls and boys.

Morris, Anne M, and Debra K Katzman. “The Impact of the Media on Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents.”Paediatrics & Child Health, Pulsus Group Inc, May 2003, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792687/.

Children and Adolescents
College students tend to fall into student debt due to a simple purchase of a credit card. How are these students being influenced to buy a credit card though? Well it all starts with credit card companies targeting college students from the very beginning as soon as they walk into campus. These companies advertise credit cards by convincing students that this card will be given away for “free” or by giving away items in turn for a credit card sign up. An article called “Why Credit Card Companies Target College Students” by The Balance talks about how, “One in 10 college students leaves with over $10,000 in debt.”

Irby, LaToya. “What Makes Credit Card Companies Target College Students?”The Balance, The Balance, 19 July 2019, www.thebalance.com/credit-card-companies-love-college-students-960090.

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