Research Paper October 25, 2006

I have not come to a final decision about what my research paper will be. I do, however, have some brainstormed topics. I think it would be interesting to explore how ads for food products have changed over time. This would embrace the changing gender roles and diet-consciousness in our society. Also, it could be fun to see how fashion has changed, especially in a particular clothing store that has been around for awhile (such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Sears, etc.). Also interesting could be the fashion and appearance of the Barbie doll over-time, and how it has become increasingly risque and negatively influential in young girls’ views of what it means to be pretty. I would go about my research by googling, looking up advertisements on adflip.com and in the library to find images demonstrating the obvious changes. Also, I would look up the changing political and cultural aspects of society in the various decades to compare and contrast time periods and their effects on advertisements.