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One example is stratification based on physical attractiveness. Put simply, whether someone is “good” or “bad” looking to others seems to affect their socioeconomic prospects independent of many other factors, as evidenced by the well-documented wage premium for physical attractiveness among adults in the labor market ( Hamermesh, 2011 ...
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M or % (SD)Min Max; Focal predictor Physical attractiveness...
- Perceived Socioeconomic Status
Lower socioeconomic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of...
- A Review With a Note on Beauty
A strict anatomical definition of leg length (LL) is the...
- Academic Failure in Secondary School
This exploration proceeds in three steps: 1) we examine...
- Development's Tortoise and Hare
The hare darted out of sight almost at once. … The tortoise...
- A Systematic Review
Depression in the Workforce. Depression is known to affect...
- Too Cool for School? Violence, Peer Status, and High School Dropout
As Coleman (1961) found in his seminal study of adolescent...
- Contextual Correlates of Positive Peer Regard Among Suburban and Urban Adolescents
The primary purpose of this study was to understand further...
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- Conceptualization and Methodology
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- Interaction of Oppressed and Privileged Statuses
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- Impact of physical attractiveness on gendered interactions. Our drive to form romantic
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In this theoretical investigation, I explore level of physical attractiveness as a characteristic that privileges people who are more attractive and oppresses those who are less attractive. I discuss the concept of privilege, societal standards of physical attractiveness, and the ways in which people who are more physically attractive are treated a...
I would like to give a GIANT thank you to: Mary Beth Averill – Thank you for your ongoing support and guidance this year. I feel so lucky to have had you as a thesis advisor. Mom and Dad – You guys are rock stars. Thank you for always being there for me and listening to me talk about privilege for hours on end. Susie Kroll and Caroline Schnell ...
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the benefits of physical attractiveness and to establish physical attractiveness as a characteristic that privileges people in our society, much like being White or being male provides people with unearned advantages. In Chapter III, I explore the phenomenon by presenting literature on privilege, standards o...
The use of theories I chose provides a strong theoretical analysis of attractiveness privilege. Because intersectionality focuses on the experience of individuals and conflict theory looks at societal structures that contribute to inequality, the application of these two theories provides a well-rounded exploration of the privileges of being physic...
The use of any theoretical perspective will lend itself to certain biases, so I took steps to eliminate bias from my study as much as possible. First, many articles and studies explore how physical appearance impacts how a person is treated and perceived, so reviewing every study performed in this area is beyond the scope of this thesis project. Wh...
The theories I have chosen to examine attractiveness privilege provide a detailed and balanced exploration of this phenomenon. However, before we begin to apply theory to attractiveness privilege, we need to explore the phenomenon itself. In the following chapter, I address what privilege is and who is privileged in our society. Then, I construct a...
Intersectionality is also a helpful lens for understanding how areas of oppression may interact with areas of privilege. McIntosh (2012) explained that we all experience both privilege and oppression in various areas of our lives: As I conceive it, there is a hypothetical horizontal line of social justice, parallel to the floor or the ground. Below...
As discussed in the previous chapter, physical attractiveness functions as an area of privilege in our society. However, privilege and oppression based on level of physical attractiveness do not occur in isolation from other areas of privilege and oppression. In Chapter VI, I discuss how physical attractiveness interacts with race, gender, social c...
The economic structure of the United States undoubtedly privileges some and oppresses others. Furthermore, capitalism perpetuates privilege and oppression because those with more power have the ability to structure society to benefit themselves. While this idea is obviously true for privilege based on social class, I believe it may also be true for...
This final chapter brings together all of the ideas and information discussed in the previous chapters. First, I apply intersectionality and conflict theory to attractiveness privilege to provide a deeper understanding of the phenomenon. Then, I discuss the importance for people working within the field of social work to recognize physical attracti...
relationships may influence the impact of physical attractiveness on social interactions. For example, McColl and Truong (2013) explored how gender and physical attractiveness influenced customer evaluations of online salespeople in sales conducted via web-video. They found that when the customer and the salesperson were of different genders, parti...
Physical attractiveness is a characteristic that privileges some and oppresses others, much like the more commonly recognized areas of privilege, such as gender and race. Like other types of privilege, it overlaps with and is influenced by other characteristics that lead to privilege or oppression. Additionally, attractiveness privilege is perpetua...
- Kelsey P. Yonce
- 2014
Dec 24, 2022 · The distinction was addressed by examining published studies between 1970 and 2021 on PA in the management and economics field of research. The study highlights when and how preference turns into discrimination and furthers discusses the causes of such discrimination.
By characterizing most previous research, Morrow (1990) proposes a definition of physical attractiveness from an inductive perspective: physical attractiveness is the degree to which one's facial image elicits favorable reaction from another.
Dec 1, 2019 · Dr. Thomas Cash is a pioneer in the empirical description of physical attractiveness and the impact of perceived attractiveness upon a range of outcomes including in social and professional situations.
- Rachel F. Rodgers, Rachel F. Rodgers, Jenna Campagna, Raihaan Attawala
- 2019
May 22, 2023 · We examine how physical attractiveness and personality attractiveness relate to performance in self-employment. Interestingly, we did not find that either physical attractiveness or personality attractiveness individually had any significant relationship with earnings for self-employed individuals.
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Oct 28, 2021 · While there already is a huge body of research examining the advantages and disadvantages of physical attractiveness in social and economic decisions, little research has been made to explore the role of individual differences in social decision-making with regard to beauty.
