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The roles portrayed by children in South African magazine advertising: a longitudinal study

a longitudinal study

Ernest North
University of Pretoria
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The roles portrayed by children in South African magazine advertising: a longitudinal study. (2022). Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa, 22(1), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v22i1.1798
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Abstract

This paper summarizes the findings of four studies executed from 1983 to 2003 to
determine how marketers in South Africa portray children in magazine advertisements.
This longitudinal study reports on aspects such as the incidence of child models in the
advertisements, the roles they depict and whether there are differences as to the way
in which marketers use children from different races in the same advertisements. A
conceptual framework or marketing communications model is presented to illustrate
how marketers can use the child as a substitute communicator in various roles to convey
the firm’s advertising message. The relevance of the findings for South African marketers
is highlighted and suggestions for further research are proposed.

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The roles portrayed by children in South African magazine advertising: a longitudinal study. (2022). Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa, 22(1), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v22i1.1798

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