Applying moral theory in practice : frequently violated moral domains in banned advertisements

dc.contributor.advisorLewis, Robert J. (Assistant professor)en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMackert, Mikeen
dc.creatorJairam, Dhivyaen
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-03T16:27:30Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:28:49Z
dc.date.available2015-11-03T16:27:30Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:28:49Z
dc.date.issued2012-12en
dc.date.submittedDecember 2012en
dc.date.updated2015-11-03T16:27:30Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis professional report explores Haidt and Joseph's "Moral Foundations Theory" as a framework to better review advertising content to prevent 'offensive advertising' in the advent of standardized global advertising. As a framework, this theory can showcase the levels of morality within any culture across five domains (care, fairness, authority, ingroup loyalty and purity) thus providing marketers and advertisers alike the opportunity to potentially avoid offending target audiences in any culture. Two studies, a text study and a visual study, of banned advertisements' in India, were conducted with regards to why they were banned and what moral domains were violated in each case. The implications of the study for media practitioners were also provided.en
dc.description.departmentAdvertisingen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2V90Xen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/32177en
dc.subjectMoralen
dc.subjectOffensiveen
dc.subjectAdvertisingen
dc.subjectIndiaen
dc.subjectMoral foundations theoryen
dc.subjectCultureen
dc.titleApplying moral theory in practice : frequently violated moral domains in banned advertisementsen
dc.typeThesisen

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