In this country, we as Americans have developed a strong a tragic obsession with beauty. From the endless advertisements and media feeding us with an unattainable standard of beauty, we have become desensitized to what is truly beautiful; corrupting our perceptions, ideas, and even ourselves to define what is “perfect”. The whole concept of beauty has been corrupted by the hunger for money by people selling dreams and false hopes, and rattling our confidence only to capitalize on our low self-esteems that they have created. Realizing how critically judgmental and shallow our society truly is only probes me to wonder, does how we look truly define who we are?…
This generation believes that beauty is based on how you look, and how you dress. Beauty is more than that, it comes from the inside. Beauty is a combination of physical, social, and mental aspects. It can be one of the most complex aspects of life. Many people argue about appearance and the physical aspects that make up beauty, but in reality there is no true definition of beauty, because beauty is different for everyone. To help support this claim, I will be citing from authors Rosen, Koggel, Montez, and Hickerson.…
Although it may seem vain, appearance is very important to many employers when searching for employees of all levels. Many search for a specific type of “look,” and will often offer a higher salary to those who fit within their ideal appearance. For instance, what one wears to an interview could affect if she receives a job placement or not. Biases like this are part of the reason for the large pay gap between women.…
"The Psychology of Beauty." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. 20 July 2009 .…
In this case though, the issue is beautyism as a “free-pass” in a sense, or a way into a job position without the proper qualifications (or in spite of the proper qualifications). There has been some evidence that people who hire for job openings do give preference at times to people who are obviously physically attractive. Researchers have noted that “beautiful people” tend to charm interviewers with their looks and create a positive tone and impression based solely off of how they look.…
The physical attractiveness of a person influences every individual throughout every community, across the United States and around the world. All people inherit and alter their physical attractiveness, which is determined by complex, interdependent, physical, and non-physical factors. Hidden and not-hidden values drive thoughts and actions with significant effects and realities whereby higher physical attractiveness is beneficial, lower physical attractiveness is detrimental and associated pursuits are relentless. Physical attractiveness may look skin-deep as a surface aspect of appearance, but looks can be deceiving. Researchers throughout the world collect empirical data complemented with anecdotal data to probe beyond the surfaces. Through investigations that meet meticulous scientific methodological procedures, acute observations reveal previously undetected dimensions that advance understanding about physical attractiveness (Patzer, 2006).…
Averett, S., Korenman, S. (1996). The economic reality of the beauty myth. Journal of Human Resources 31(2), 304-330.…
Life is easier for attractive people because they have much easier time during job hunting, and also get promoted faster, and make more money. In his essay,” beauty discrimination during a job search” Tara Parker Pope states that good –looking men and women get job more easily as compared to the ordinary –looking men and women. He also mentions a study done by the economist at Ben-Gurion university in Israel. In this study ,5,312 resumes were sent to 2,600 employers. This study concluded that 19.9 percent of men who sent their attractive picture got job interviews than 13.7 percent of men with plain photos.…
At first, it may seem shallow to care a whole lot about one’s appearance, but according to Daniel Akst’s essay “What Meets the Eye”, we learn that in many ways, appearances actually serve as a source of inequality. In his expository piece, Akst probes into the importance of appearances in our society today; he explores the role that beauty plays in everyday life and and how it influences society. Akst makes numerous interesting discoveries on the role of appearances in society, but several of his arguments don’t seem to be well-argued.…
In Sidney Katz’s summary of “The Importance of being Beautiful”, she suggests that more attractive people can advance faster and easier in life than their less appealing peers. Katz explains her theory with different examples. One example is person perception, which is a branch of psychology that examines many ways in which physical attractiveness, or lack of it, affects all aspects of life. This helps explain the halo and horns effect. The halo effect is perceived as being beautiful, more generous, trustworthy, sociable, modest, and interesting. Whereas the horns effect people are perceived to be physically unattractive, there for they are mean, sneaky and dishonest. Katz also talks about how being physically attractive can help advance your career. If a man is six feet or taller, he will succeed in his career. If women are glamorous, they get higher pay and promotions. She also explains how old age and beauty has its advantages. Katz’s theory explains at nursing homes and hospitals doctors and nurses give better care to the beautiful. The doctors and nurses feel that beautiful patients are more likely to respond to treatment. Everyone judges people on either their looks or simply by what they wear. It is human nature for people to do this. The world shouldn’t be like this but unfortunately it is. Hopefully one day the human population can change the way people perceive one another.…
Although beauty often has no logical connection to the trustworthiness of a candidate’s campaign, attractive communicators are usually more likely to promote attitude change through the superficial route of persuasion. Generally, people like and trust physically attractive people, making them more likely to endorse the attitudes they communicate. This is especially true for people whom the candidate’s message is not important and who have little knowledge of the message’s domain. Furthermore, research has shown that people of cross-cultural differences are attracted to similar physical characteristics and features, which is an important factor to be aware of in America given the population’s wide range of diverse racial and ethnic groups. According to the work of Cunningham, Roberts, Barbee, Druen, Wu (1995), people tend to be specifically attracted to female features that are neonate, sexually mature, expressive, and well-groomed. The combination of neonate and sexually mature features suggest desirable qualities of youthfulness, vivaciousness, post-pubescent status, and competency while expressive and grooming features, such as smiling often and shiny, well-kept hair, suggest happiness and group membership status, respectively. Their studies show that Hispanics, Whites, Asians, and Blacks perceive these features, including lighter skin tones, as…
Cited: Bennett, Jessica. “The Beauty Advantage.” Newsweek Vol. 156, No. 4. 26 Jul 2010: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 07 Apr 2013.…
In Sidney Katz’s summary of “The Importance of being Beautiful”, she suggests that more attractive people can advance faster and easier in life than their less appealing peers. Katz explains her theory with different examples. One example is person perception, which is a branch of psychology that examines many ways in which physical attractiveness, or lack of it, affects all aspects of life. This helps explain the halo and horns effect. The halo effect is perceived as being beautiful, more generous, trustworthy, sociable, modest, and interesting. Whereas the horns effect people are perceived to be physically unattractive, there for they are mean, sneaky and dishonest. Katz also talks about how being physically attractive can help advance your career. If a man is six feet or taller, he will succeed in his career. If women are glamorous, they get higher pay and promotions. She also explains how old age and beauty has its advantages. Katz’s theory explains at nursing homes and hospitals doctors and nurses give better care to the beautiful. The doctors and nurses feel that beautiful patients are more likely to respond to treatment. Everyone judges people on either their looks or simply by what they wear. It is human nature for people to do this. The world shouldn’t be like this but unfortunately it is. Hopefully one day the human population can change the way people perceive one another.…
It is a well-established fact that physical appearance is of great relevance in our modern society. We consider attractiveness to be either almost as important, equally important or even more importance than other qualities, such as intelligence or charisma. Thus, attractiveness must also have some significance in politics.…
Hiring for looks is not beneficial to companies because others may have greater potential and a better work ethic than those hired simply for their looks. Furthermore, “ the waitress, Michelle Cornell, had worked at the restaurant for 23 years, but when it reopened after renovations, it refused to rehire her because, the commission said, she no longer fit the young, trendy look it had adopted,” (23). In this case work experience was not even took into consideration when…