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Book SynopsisSociety is fixated on looks and celebrities, but how we look has deep ramifications for ordinary people too. This book explains how social inequality pertains to prejudice and discrimination against people based on their physical appearance. It discusses the pressures to be attractive and the methods by which we strive to alter our appearance.
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Sociologist Berry has taught at several American universities….In this text, she tackles social inequality centered on physical appearance skin color, hair texture, height, weight, eye shape, disabilities and deformities, condition of the teeth, evidence of aging, and beauty which, compared to other forms of racism, is still legal and socially acceptable. Berry examines the ways that physical appearance affects health, chances at romance (and marriage and family), and workplace experiences; the activities and procedures people undergo to become more socially desirable via their appearance; how various systems medical and health insurance professions, the legal system, the global and economic community respond to people differently depending on appearance; the issue of choice to engage in appearance enhancement; and movements to promote looks-diversity acceptance. * Reference & Research Book News *
Table of ContentsPreface INTRODUCTION: The Power of Looks PART I: The Ramifications Chapter 1. Looks and Health Chapter 2. Looks and Romance Chapter 3. Looks and Workplace PART II: The Pressures Chapter 4. The Diet, Fitness, and Supplements Industries Chapter 5. Cosmetics, Cosmeceuticals, and Other Superficial Changes Chapter 6. The Plastic Surgery Industry PART III: The System Chapter 7. The Medical and Health Insurance Communities Chapter 8. The Legal Community Chapter 9. The Economy, Globalization, and Power CONCLUSION: Toward an Acceptance of Looks Diversity APPENDIX: Filmography
