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Beauty bias : discrimination and social power / Bonnie Berry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berry, Bonnie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physical-appearance-based bias.
- Beauty, Personal--Social aspects.
- Beauty, Personal.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 164 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
- Summary:
- Shows how beauty bias operates in favor of the attractive and against those who are seen as too heavy, too short, or merely unattractive, and explains the ramifications of beauty bias in our lives.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The power of looks
- Looks and health
- Looks and romance
- Looks and the workplace
- The diet, fitness, and supplements industries
- Cosmetics, cosmeceuticals, and other superficial changes
- The plastic surgery industry
- The medical and health insurance communities
- The legal community
- The economy, globalization, and power
- Conclusion: Toward an acceptance of looks diversity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-160) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780275990121
- 0275990125
- OCLC:
- 123029458
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