Advertising to Children

1. Introduction; Barrie Gunter, Caroline Oates, Fran Blumberg and Mark Blades 2. Do Very Young Children Understand Persuasive Intent in Advertisements?; Moondore Ali and Mark Blades 3. The Development of Children's Scepticism about Advertising; Maria T. Chu, Mark Blades and Jane Herbert 4. Commercial Food Promotion to Children; Emma J. Boyland, Joanne A. Harrold, Tim C. Kirkham and Jason C.G. Halford 5. Alcohol Advertising and Young People; Barrie Gunter 6. Advertising to Children in China; Kara Chan 7. Parents' Beliefs about, and Attitudes to, Marketing to Children; Caroline Oates, Nicki Newman and Athanasia Tziortzi 8. The Family's Role in Children's Interpretation of Advertising; Moniek Buijzen 9. Linkages between Media Literacy and Children's and Adolescents' Susceptibility to Advertising; Fran C. Blumberg, Lauren A. Frankle, Brian Kelley and Jessica M. Williams 10. Under the Radar: How Embedded Commercial Messages in TV and the New Media Influence Children without their Conscious Awareness; Laura Owen, Charlie Lewis and Susan Auty 11. Young Children's Ability to Identify Advertisements on Television, on Web Pages and on Search Engine Web Pages; Shiying Li, Megan Pickering, Moondore Ali, Mark Blades and Caroline Oates 12. The Influence of Advergames on Children's Consumer Choices and Behaviour; Amanda E. Staiano and Sandra L. Calvert 13. Conclusions; Caroline Oates, Fran Blumberg, Barrie Gunter and Mark Blades