Lookism

Lookism

Lookism is discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance. The term is not in widespread use, though it appears in major English language dictionaries. [ [http://www.bartleby.com Bartleby.com] — " [http://www.bartleby.com/61/64/L0246450.html Lookism] ". "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition." 2000.]

Lookism has received scholarly attention both from a cultural studies and an economics perspective. [Louis Tietje and Steven Cresap. (2005). " [http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/19_2/19_2_2.pdf Is Lookism Unjust?: The Ethics of Aesthetics and Public Policy Implications] ". Journal of Libertarian Studies 19 (2): 31-50.] 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.

ee also

*Ageism
*Discrimination
*Egalitarianism
*Erotic capital
*Fat acceptance movement
*Heightism
*Human physical appearance
*Sexism
*Sexual field
*Sexual objectification
*Sexual selection
*Social stigma
*Stigma (sociological theory)
*Ugliness

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.lookism.info Lookism.info] — German site on lookism, with English translations


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  • lookism — look•ism [[t]ˈlʊk ɪz əm[/t]] or looks•ism [[t]ˈlʊksɪz əm[/t]] n. discrimination based on the way someone looks If you say she s not attractive enough to work here, that s pure lookism![/ex] • Etymology: [1975 80] …   From formal English to slang

  • lookism — also looksism noun Date: 1978 prejudice or discrimination based on physical appearance and especially physical appearance believed to fall short of societal notions of beauty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lookism — /look iz euhm/, n. discrimination or prejudice based on a person s physical appearance. [1985 1990] * * * …   Universalium

  • lookism — noun prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a persons appearance () …   Wiktionary

  • lookism — n. looksism, preconceived opinion or discrimination on the basis of physical appearance and in particular physical appearance considered not to be the social concepts of beauty …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lookism — noun prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of appearance. Derivatives lookist noun & adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • lookism — look·ism …   English syllables

  • lookism — /ˈlʊkɪzəm/ (say lookizuhm) noun prejudice or discrimination based on appearance. –lookist, noun, adjective …  

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