Do you think the government should ban advertisements directed toward children? Why or why not?

McDonald’s has been widely criticized for its advertising practices, which have heavily influenced children. It has also been accused of contributing to childhood obesity. Read the following case study: CASE 2-7: McDonald’s and Obesity.

Discuss the role of McDonald’s (and other fast food restaurant chains), parents, and the government in trying to prevent childhood obesity. Specifically, address the following in your initial post:

• Does McDonald’s have a right to advertise as much as it wants?
• What role do parents play? What role should government play?
• Do you think the government should ban advertisements directed toward children? Why or why not?

In addition to the specific targets for employee representation for the Spokane flagship location, Tanglewood wants to use this opportunity to establish estimates for the entire chain’s staffing policy regarding demographic representation of the workforce. How do you think individual stores can respond to overarching organizational objectives? Prepare a memo to be disseminated to the individual stores that gives a sense of your targets for the organization as a whole, and also gives the stores advice on how they can assist in narrowing any representation gaps you find through their recruiting, hiring, and promotion practices.

Use examples, where possible, to support your response.

In responding to your peers, think about how their arguments compare and contrast with your arguments and identify any new information learned from reading their posts.