Lookism
Do looks matter?
Our vision of justice is the blind-folded woman holding the scales aloft. Since this country began justice has struggled with the tendency to peek beneath the blindfold.
Standards of beauty vary among and within cultures; Japanese women want oval eyes, Ubangi tribesmen value stretched lower lips, among others.
Naomi Wolf, in the Beauty Myth proposes Western culture is one of beauty fed by the media's incessant barriage of images of 'perfect' beauty.
The evidence clearly indicates that not only is there a premium for prettiness in Western culture, there is a penalty for plainness.
Studies find males who see themselves as more attractive cooperate more often than those who see themselves as less attractive, while females who see themselves as more attractive cooperate less often than those who see themselves as less attractive.
Apparently self-perception has an effect on success. Perhaps it would be better to teach people to value their own attractiveness, regardless of how others saw them.
Angela C. Stalcup
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