Abstract:
This research aimed at the social problems, themes, concepts and signification presented in public relations advertising commercials. The data were analyzed by means of content analysis of 50 TV public relations advertising commercials nominated to TACT Awards Contest (1996-1998) The results of the study were as follows: 1. Thirteen social problems were presented in 39 public relations advertising commercials. Three of them were economic problem i.e. energy problem, cost of living problem and poverty problem. The rest 10 problems were social welfare problems i.e. crime and insecurity in life and property, education, evironment and natural resource, moral, culture and state of mind, family, malnutrition, elders and juvenile delinquency, abuse of children and women labour, drug addition and health and illness. 2. The most popular theme presented in the commercials was "institution". The second popular theme was "economy". The rest were "public service", "special events" and "advocacy of issue." 3. The most popular concept presented in the commercials was "problem-resolution." The second popular concept was "sendational." The rest were "renson-why", "personality", "chattiness", "humour", "symbol", "comparison" and "culture". 4. The signification of the commercials was equally presented in denotation and connotation