E) Persuasion
While many advertisers use celebrity endorsements, Dove’s “Real Beauty” campaign
used “real” women of different shapes and sizes as a(n) ________, enforcing the idea
that women who do not subscribe to unrealistic beauty standards established by
conventional supermodels can set fashion and appearance standards.
A) reference group
B) social class
C) ethnic group
D) subculture
E) family segment
Several companies, such as AT&T, General Foods, and Colgate-Palmolive, have their
own codes of behavior and criteria that determine whether advertisements are
acceptable. Which type of self-regulation is this?
A) industry self-regulation
B) self-discipline
C) self-regulation by public groups
D) personal ethics