One of the main focuses in Schlosser’s book is the effect of fast food on children, especially the advertising that is used to lure children into the restaurants. Dan Acuff, along with Robert H. Reiher, has written What Kids Buy and Why: The Psychology of Marketing to Kids (1997), which provides an insider view and deeper understanding of how advertising affects children.
George Ritzer wrote The McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation Into the Changing Character of Contemporary Social Life (1996), which influenced some of Schlosser’s writing. For more...
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