Family in advertising in the postmodern period: A societical and secondary examination on television advertisements

In the postmodern period, the structure of the family, the relationship between spouses, status and roles, life styles and values have undergone a number of changes. This study aims to detect and address changes in family structure as the smallest unit of society in postmodern advertisements. In the study, which focuses on the way the family structures of the advertisements in the postmodern period are handled, in order to examine the brands that are successful in the local; While Vestel is among the most valuable brands in the June annual report of Turkey's most valuable and strongest brands announced by 2020 Brand Finance, Doğtaş Kelebek Mobilya and Yataş brands are among the top 100 brands. In order to examine the brands that are successful globally; In the Best Global Brands 2020 ranking of Interbrand, Samsung, Siemens, which showed the best performance, are in the white goods sector, and Ikea, brands in the furniture sector. The scientific basis of the research was tried to be established by examining 15 advertisement samples, which were selected with purposeful sampling, one by one, with the basic concepts of semiotic analysis and sociological method. According to the research findings, although the traditional family model is desired to be maintained in the family presentations in the advertisements in the postmodern period, the active roles of women in today's social life and working life add a new dimension to advertisements. There have been changes in the roles and status of men and women in the family. In advertisements, the lifestyles of the family are shaped according to today's conditions. In advertisements, the role of the man/father in the family, and therefore the family structure, needs to be reshaped. Changes and transformations in society, changes in roles and relationships in families should be reflected in family institutions in advertisements. While making these changes, advertisements will increase the importance of the family institution and create a more sensitive family profile. Keywords: Family, Semiotics ,Postmodernism, Sociological analysis, TV Ads