The issue of ethics in advertising is constantly being redefined : this is due to the evolution of technology, to the constant renewal of creativity styles but also because the public’s expectations and concerns are changing at a rapid pace. This gives room to a privileged study field for research in advertising. But instead of defining a set of norms for ethics in advertising, that would soon become obsolete, this thesis focuses on possible responses from a limited group of advertising students in their ability to step back and judge the proposed theme. After the literature review bearing on ethics in advertising and confronting the advantages and reproaches of advertising as such and of the advertising discourse, this research will try to...