ERIC Number: EJ1256880
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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College-Aged Female Consumers' Meanings of the Digitally-Enhanced Figures in Fashion Advertising and Their Interpretations of the Israel's Photoshop Law
Ahn, Ho-Young
Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, v14 n2 p79-94 Win 2019
In the present phenomenological study, I explored how some college women make sense of images of the body manipulated by Photoshop and how they perceive the Photoshop disclaimer labels currently mandated in several European countries. In-depth interviews with 16 female college students revealed four themes regarding the meanings of Photoshopped images in advertising including participants feelings that (a) Photoshopping had a negative impact on self-esteem, (b) despite Photoshop's negative impact, they still held a desire to look like a Photoshopped model, (c) the concept of the ideal body is shifting, and (d) photo-editing is a social norm. In addition, four themes were revealed in relation to the mandatory Photoshop disclosure including (1) feeling hopeful for teenagers, (2) complicated ethical beliefs related to Photoshop disclosures, (3) a desire to purchase products with these disclosures, and (4) a desire to support creative and artistic freedom.
Descriptors: College Students, Young Adults, Females, Advertising, Laws, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Aesthetics, Merchandise Information, Editing, Photography, Computer Software, Ethics, Freedom, Consumer Economics, Self Esteem, Adolescents, Physical Characteristics, Clothing, Art Expression, Creativity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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