“When Pirates Feast … Who Pays?” Condoms, Advertising, and the Visibility Paradox, 1920s and 1930s

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 479-505

  Treichler, Paula A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Dual protection; History of condoms; Trade piracy; Trademark law; Trojan Brand condoms; Visibility; Youngs Rubber Corp

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADVERTIZING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; COMMERCE; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PATENTS AS TOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RUBBER; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918582868     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-014-9583-7     Document Type: Article

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