BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IMAGES OF WOMEN IN ADVERTISEMENTS

Main Author: H. Kuntjara, Esther; Faculty of Letters Petra Christian University
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University , 2004
Online Access: http://nirmana.petra.ac.id/index.php/dkv/article/view/16069
http://nirmana.petra.ac.id/index.php/dkv/article/view/16069/16061
Daftar Isi:
  • Images in advertisements have power to shape our perception on the way we look at the world. Women in ads are often portrayed as sexual objects. Conventional beauty is women’s attribute. Unfortunately%2C the images of women most ads portray are usually the creation of artificiality that establishes an impossible standard of physical perfection for women This article presents some different ads from some famous women’s magazines and discusses some possible meanings the viewers may perceive from the images. Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : images%2C women%2C advertisement.