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Can
Cigarette Ads be directed to an 18-22 year old age
group without appealing to our nation's youth?
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There
is no magic divide separating the motivational
interests of a teenager from an 18-22 year old.
Teenagers aspire to be young adults, so there
is an inherent crossover effect in advertising
directed to this segment of the population. |
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Teenage males can be influenced by
advertisements associating smoking with sexual
attraction in the same manner as a young adult male.
Messages of establishing independence from
authority and projecting a virile masculine image
can have a general appeal to the males of this age.
Similarly, associating cigarette smoking with
a slender, independent, successful woman has a
positive appeal to both teenage girls and young
women. |
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For
the tobacco industry, recruiting smokers is the most
effective strategy for the spread of cigarette
smoking.
Allowing tobacco advertising targeted towards
young adults will guarantee that an effective pro-smoking
message will reach our teenagers |
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