Lookism
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Lookism is discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance. The term is not yet in widespread use, though it appears in major English-language dictionaries [1].
Lookism has received scholarly attention both from a cultural studies and an economics perspective [2]. In the former context, lookism relates to preconceived notions of beauty and cultural stereotyping based on appearance as well as gender roles and expectations. Important economic considerations include the question of income gaps based on looks, as well increased or decreased productivity from workers considered beautiful or ugly by their co-workers.
[edit] See also
- Sexual selection
- Discrimination
- Sexism
- Fat acceptance movement
- Heightism
- Gender role
- Beauty
- Ugliness
- Human physical appearance
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Bartleby.com — "Lookism". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
- ^ Louis Tietje and Steven Cresap. (2005). "Is Lookism Unjust?: The Ethics of Aesthetics and Public Policy Implications". Journal of Libertarian Studies 19 (2): 31-50.
- Lookism.info — German site on lookism, with English translations
