This document discusses several topics related to advertising's role in society. It first asks whether advertising can be good or bad and notes that companies like Microsoft use advertising for socially responsible purposes. Next, it covers the demand creation debate about whether advertising drives consumer needs and behaviors using the example of deodorant marketing in 1919. It also examines the shape-versus-mirror debate around the limits of advertising's influence on social trends and thinking. Finally, it lists other social responsibility issues sometimes raised regarding advertising, such as offensive content, stereotypes, and misleading claims.