Meredith Belzak English 2H Mr. Day March 23, 1998 The Advertising Influence on Women Women in today’s society are influenced by advertisements. These influences could be from being the perfect size four in pants, to a type of fragrance, to a type of cigarette they choose to smoke. This is usually how women are portrayed in most ads. Because of this portrayal, women often become obsessed with becoming the same person they see on television, billboards, …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…same experience as the individual in the ad. Perhaps in the future, advertising agencies will not develop and focus on stereotypes. I would hope advertising will focus on the realistic woman rather than the ideal woman. Works Cited Leland, John. “The Body Impolitic: fashion and its critics sell the same stereotypes.” Newsweek. 17 June 1996. InfoTrac*Super Tom+. CD-ROM. March 1998. Moog, Carol. “Are They Selling Her Lips?” Advertising and Identity. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990.