Now available in a significantly updated second edition featuring two new chapters, Social Communication in Advertising remains the most comprehensive historical study of advertising and its function within contemporary society. It traces advertising's influence within three key social domains: the new commodities industry; popular culture; and the mass media which manages the constellation of images that unifies all three.
Traces the development of video gaming from its origins in hacker circles to its status as a $20 billion global cultural industry. This book intends to debunk cyber-guru optimism about globally networked digital communications by analysing the management practices of the corporations that designed and marketed video games to youthful audiences.
Canada has committed to producing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Canadian citizens need to understand why our most distinguished climate scientists and our senior political leaders think that we must meet this target. Canada and Climate Change explains the importance of policies that will ensure we meet the net-zero emissions target.
The book explores the public controversies related to lifestyle risks within consumer society, particularly focusing on the 'globesity' pandemic in Britain and the USA. It highlights how media coverage contributed to a moral panic that shifted attention to children's food marketing, positioning it as a central issue in policy debates about consumer lifestyles. Through this examination, the author sheds light on the intersection of health, marketing, and societal values.
Reveals an underlying paradox of risk management: the better we become at assessing risks, the more we feel comfortable taking them. This title recommends international cooperation to manage black hole risks.