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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.

Lookism has received scholarly attention both from a cultural studies
Cultural studies

Cultural studies is an academic discipline which combines political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, Media influence, film theory, cultural anthropology, philosophy, museum studies and art history/art criticism to study culture phenomena in various societies....
 and an economics
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
 perspective. In the former context, lookism relates to preconceived notions of beauty
Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, Location , Object , or idea that provides a perception experience of pleasure, Value , or satisfaction....
 and cultural stereotyping based on appearance as well as gender role
Gender role

The set of perceived behavioral Norm associated particularly with males or females, in a given social group or system. It can be a form of division of labour by gender....
s and expectations.






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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.

Lookism has received scholarly attention both from a cultural studies
Cultural studies

Cultural studies is an academic discipline which combines political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, Media influence, film theory, cultural anthropology, philosophy, museum studies and art history/art criticism to study culture phenomena in various societies....
 and an economics
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
 perspective. In the former context, lookism relates to preconceived notions of beauty
Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, Location , Object , or idea that provides a perception experience of pleasure, Value , or satisfaction....
 and cultural stereotyping based on appearance as well as gender role
Gender role

The set of perceived behavioral Norm associated particularly with males or females, in a given social group or system. It can be a form of division of labour by gender....
s 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.

It is said that those who are good looking get better jobs, are trusted more and get more lenient treatment in court.

See also

  • Ageism
    Ageism

    Ageism refers to the stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age. It is a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age based prejudice and discrimination....
  • Discrimination
    Discrimination

    Discrimination toward or against a person or group is the treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. It is usually associated with prejudice....
  • Egalitarianism
    Egalitarianism

    Egalitarianism or Equalism is a political doctrine that holds that all people should be treated as equals and have the same political freedom, economic freedom, social justice, and civil rights rights....
  • Erotic capital
    Erotic Capital

    Erotic capital is power possessed by an individual as a result of his or her sexual attractiveness to others. It is one among other species of capital, including social capital, symbolic capital, and cultural capital....
  • Fat acceptance movement
    Fat acceptance movement

    The fat acceptance movement, also known as the size acceptance movement, fat liberation movement or fat power, is a grassroots effort to change societal attitudes towards individuals who are Obesity....
  • Heightism
    Heightism

    Heightism is a form of discrimination based on Human height. In principle it can refer to unfavorable treatment of either unusually tall or short people....
  • Human physical appearance
    Human physical appearance

    Variations in the physical appearance of humans, known as human looks, are believed by anthropologists to be an important factor in the development of personality and social relations in particular physical attractiveness....
  • Sexism
    Sexism

    Sexism, a term coined in the late 20th century, refers to the belief or attitude that one gender or sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other....
  • Sexual field
    Sexual field

    A sexual field is an arena of social life whereby individuals compete for sexual status. The term builds on Pierre Bourdieu's concept of field and has been defined as a "set of interlocking institutions" and an "institutionalized matrix of relations" that confers status upon sexual actors based on individual variation in erotic capital....
  • Sexual objectification
    Sexual objectification

    Sexual objectification is objectification of a person. It occurs when a person is seen as a sexual object when their sexual attributes and physical attractiveness are separated from the rest of their personality and existence as an individual, and reduced to instruments of pleasure for another person....
  • Sexual selection
    Sexual selection

    Sexual selection is the theory proposed by Charles Darwin that states that certain evolutionary traits can be explained by intraspecific competition....
  • Social stigma
    Social stigma

    Social stigma is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against Norm . Social stigma often leads to marginalization....
  • Stigma (sociological theory)
    Stigma (sociological theory)

    In sociological theory, a stigma is an attribute, behavior, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: it causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable, rejected stereotype rather than in an accepted, normal one....
  • Ugliness
  • Physical attractiveness
    Physical attractiveness

    Physical attractiveness is the perception of the physical traits of an individual human person as pleasing or beauty. It can include various implications, such as sexual attractiveness and physique....


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    German language

    German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
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