What's Wrong with Computer-Generated Images of Perfection in Advertising?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-268

  Spurgin, Earl W ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Aesthetic results; Autonomy; Coercion; Computer generated images; Deception; Obligation; Perfection; Unwanted traits; Virtual realities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347301572     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024155629554     Document Type: Article

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