The beauty bias :: the injustice of appearance in life and law /
"It hurts to be beautiful" has been a cliché for centuries. What has been far less appreciated is how much it hurts not to be beautiful. This book explores our cultural preoccupation with attractiveness, the costs it imposes, and the responses it demands. Beauty may be only skin deep, but...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "It hurts to be beautiful" has been a cliché for centuries. What has been far less appreciated is how much it hurts not to be beautiful. This book explores our cultural preoccupation with attractiveness, the costs it imposes, and the responses it demands. Beauty may be only skin deep, but the damages associated with its absence go much deeper. Unattractive individuals are less likely to be hired and promoted, and are assumed less likely to have desirable traits, such as goodness, kindness, and honesty. Three quarters of women consider appearance important to their self image and over a third rank it as the most important factor. Although appearance can be a significant source of pleasure, its price can also be excessive, not only in time and money, but also in physical and psychological health. Our annual global investment in appearance totals close to $200 billion. Many individuals experience stigma, discrimination, and related difficulties, such as eating disorders, depression, and risky dieting and cosmetic procedures. Women bear a vastly disproportionate share of these costs, in part because they face standards more exacting than those for men, and pay greater penalties for falling short. This book also explores the social, biological, market, and media forces that have contributed to appearance related problems, as well as feminism's difficulties in confronting them. It reviews why it matters. Appearance related bias infringes fundamental rights, compromises merit principles, reinforces debilitating stereotypes, and compounds the disadvantages of race, class, and gender. Yet only one state and a half dozen localities explicitly prohibit such discrimination. The book provides the first systematic survey of how appearance laws work in practice, and a compelling argument for extending their reach. It offers case histories of invidious discrimination and a plausible legal and political strategy for addressing them. Our prejudices run deep, but we can do far more to promote realistic and healthy images of attractiveness, and to reduce the price of their pursuit. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvi, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Rhode, Deborah L. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82270097 The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / Deborah L. Rhode. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010. 1 online resource (xvi, 252 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The importance of appearance and the costs of conformity -- The pursuit of beauty -- Critics and their critics -- The injustice of discrimination -- Legal frameworks -- Strategies for change. "It hurts to be beautiful" has been a cliché for centuries. What has been far less appreciated is how much it hurts not to be beautiful. This book explores our cultural preoccupation with attractiveness, the costs it imposes, and the responses it demands. Beauty may be only skin deep, but the damages associated with its absence go much deeper. Unattractive individuals are less likely to be hired and promoted, and are assumed less likely to have desirable traits, such as goodness, kindness, and honesty. Three quarters of women consider appearance important to their self image and over a third rank it as the most important factor. Although appearance can be a significant source of pleasure, its price can also be excessive, not only in time and money, but also in physical and psychological health. Our annual global investment in appearance totals close to $200 billion. Many individuals experience stigma, discrimination, and related difficulties, such as eating disorders, depression, and risky dieting and cosmetic procedures. Women bear a vastly disproportionate share of these costs, in part because they face standards more exacting than those for men, and pay greater penalties for falling short. This book also explores the social, biological, market, and media forces that have contributed to appearance related problems, as well as feminism's difficulties in confronting them. It reviews why it matters. Appearance related bias infringes fundamental rights, compromises merit principles, reinforces debilitating stereotypes, and compounds the disadvantages of race, class, and gender. Yet only one state and a half dozen localities explicitly prohibit such discrimination. The book provides the first systematic survey of how appearance laws work in practice, and a compelling argument for extending their reach. It offers case histories of invidious discrimination and a plausible legal and political strategy for addressing them. Our prejudices run deep, but we can do far more to promote realistic and healthy images of attractiveness, and to reduce the price of their pursuit. Print version record. Women Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Beauty, Personal United States. Women Health and hygiene United States Sociological aspects. Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation United States. Femmes Santé et hygiène États-Unis Aspect sociologique. LAW Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. bisacsh Beauty, Personal fast Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation fast Women Health and hygiene Sociological aspects fast Women Legal status, laws, etc. fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq has work: The beauty bias (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDDF76DQvdw9P6JJVfmFq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Rhode, Deborah L. Beauty's bias. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010 9780195372878 (DLC) 2009033283 (OCoLC)430736607 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=315927 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Rhode, Deborah L. The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / The importance of appearance and the costs of conformity -- The pursuit of beauty -- Critics and their critics -- The injustice of discrimination -- Legal frameworks -- Strategies for change. Women Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Beauty, Personal United States. Women Health and hygiene United States Sociological aspects. Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation United States. Femmes Santé et hygiène États-Unis Aspect sociologique. LAW Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. bisacsh Beauty, Personal fast Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation fast Women Health and hygiene Sociological aspects fast Women Legal status, laws, etc. fast |
| title | The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / |
| title_auth | The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / |
| title_exact_search | The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / |
| title_full | The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / Deborah L. Rhode. |
| title_fullStr | The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / Deborah L. Rhode. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The beauty bias : the injustice of appearance in life and law / Deborah L. Rhode. |
| title_short | The beauty bias : |
| title_sort | beauty bias the injustice of appearance in life and law |
| title_sub | the injustice of appearance in life and law / |
| topic | Women Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Beauty, Personal United States. Women Health and hygiene United States Sociological aspects. Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation United States. Femmes Santé et hygiène États-Unis Aspect sociologique. LAW Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. bisacsh Beauty, Personal fast Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation fast Women Health and hygiene Sociological aspects fast Women Legal status, laws, etc. fast |
| topic_facet | Women Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Beauty, Personal United States. Women Health and hygiene United States Sociological aspects. Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation United States. Femmes Santé et hygiène États-Unis Aspect sociologique. LAW Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Beauty, Personal Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation Women Health and hygiene Sociological aspects Women Legal status, laws, etc. United States |
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