La responsabilidad social de los stakeholders en la publicidad: necesidad de un compromiso ético en la industria publicitaria
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This article analyses the system of autoregulation in the advertisement industry in Spain. It examines the activity done by Autocontrol, as well as the responsible sense acquired by the agents implied on the advertisement practice. This analysis takes into consideration today’s double functionality of advertisement: its economic dimension as commercial activity, and its social dimension directly influencing the contemporary ways of living. This article must be taken from a qualitative standpoint, focused on the review of bibliographic sources and their analysis. The results show that from a legal point of view and taken as a commercial activity, advertisement is one of the most regulated activities in Spain; however, from the social perspective, its regulation is much more complicated and the consumer is not always protected. In this sense, it is necessary to review ethics in advertisement, beyond Autocontrol, with the purpose of guaranteeing consumer rights. This review must be done by the own market agents and must ensure that advertisement can control itself.
Author: Fátima Presas Mata
Institution: Universidade de Vigo
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2802073005