"Above all": The myth of 'dreams' as advertising tool

Advertising helps us to make sense of things. It validates consumer commodities and a consumer life-style by associating goods with personal and social meanings and those aspirations and needs which are not fulfilled in real life. We come to think that consuming commodities will give us our identiti...

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Main Authors: O'Halloran, Kay, Tan, S., E, M.K.L.
Other Authors: Pennock-Speck, B.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Universitat De Valencia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49616
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-496162023-02-13T08:01:36Z "Above all": The myth of 'dreams' as advertising tool O'Halloran, Kay Tan, S. E, M.K.L. Pennock-Speck, B. Saz Rubio M. Advertising helps us to make sense of things. It validates consumer commodities and a consumer life-style by associating goods with personal and social meanings and those aspirations and needs which are not fulfilled in real life. We come to think that consuming commodities will give us our identities. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49616 Universitat De Valencia restricted
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