Many have wondered or even noticed if people that are more attractive get treated better than the ones who are less attractive. I have recently read two articles on whether this is true or not; turns out, the statement is true most of the time. I read the article; Viren Swammi wrote on YouBeauty.com called “Do Attractive People Get Preferential Treatment”. You beauty is a website that gives people beauty tips and general information. The other article I read was one that had done an abundant amount of research. The article was a peer reviewed scholarly article; the article was written by Angela M Griffen and Langlois H Judith the article was titled “Stereotype Directionality And Attractiveness Stereotyping: Is Beauty Good Or Is Ugly Bad?” The writing between the two pieces of writing is exceptionally diverse. The mass media article was much more broad and addressed everybody as a whole, while the scholarly article was much more in depth and addressed mainly other grad students studying that study. Each article made their claims in their own way. Also the way sources were used in the paper was different. Overall both articles were interesting, but one was more informative and direct than the other. Depending on what you are reading you will notice that the audience that an author writes for varies from genre to genre. The scholarly article had aimed for an audience that was studying the same thing as they were writing about; while, the mass media article had got an audience that was very general. It was easy to point out the differences between the two articles because in the mass media the speak broadly about the topic, in a language that everyone will know instead of only words psychology doctors would know. The article “Do Att... ... middle of paper ... ...difference between a mass media article, and a scholarly article there are several differences. The main thing that shapes the majority of these differences is that the value of the subject is different. The mass media concentrates more on opinion and personal experience; meaning the value of the mass media is that they were trying to prove to people that looks really do matter. The authors based their facts stated off points that have proven that people are treated better if they are attractive. But the scholarly article was based on facts and actual research being done; the value in the scholarly article was trying to decide if the idea of attractive people getting treated better is true or not. Authors wrote paragraphs on why they thought that attractiveness were a positive, and why it was a negative. Overall the scholarly was better rounded than the mass media.
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There is a famous saying that states, “ we should not judge a book by its cover”, but oftentimes the first thing noticed on a person is their looks. One’s “physical beauty” strongly influences people’s first impressions of them. As a whole, we tend to assume that pretty people are more likeable and better people than those who are unattractive. Around the world, we believe that what is beautiful is good. There is a general consensus within a culture about what is considered physically appealing and beautiful. “Physical beauty” is associated with being more sociable, intelligent, and even socially skilled. Society shares this common notion of who has and who does not have “physical beauty”. Thus, “physical beauty”, as seen
Serder, Kasey. (2005). Female body image and the Mass Media. Perspectives on How Women Internalize the Ideal Beauty Standard. Retrieved from https://www.westminstercollege.edu/myriad/index.cfm?parent=2514&detail=4475&content=4795
Most of the time in our society, we judge the people by their appearance. The important thing that most of the attractive people should know is that no one chose to be born ugly or not. Being attractive doesn't mean being physical looks good. Also, we need to consider that sometimes the most attractive people have the worst manners ever. Usually, they are smugglers and have bad behaviors. But we have to admit that we made that mistake. We have given value to the beauty and neglected morality. For me, appearance is not everything, because if I am communicating with somebody, I need him to be respectful to me, as I am respectful to him. I am not saying that the attractive people disrespectful, but a lot of them have sick thoughts. They think
The fifteenth century was a gruesome era in world history. Church and state were not separated which caused many problems because the Church officials were often corrupt. The story of Joan of Arc, portrayed by George Bernard Shaw, impeccably reflects the Church of the 1400’s. Joan, a French native, fought for her country and won many battles against England. But Joan’s imminent demise came knocking at her door when she was captured by the English. She was charged with heresy because the armor she wore was deemed for men only but she justified her actions by stating that God told her to do it. Today, Joan of Arc would be diagnosed schizophrenic because of the voices in her head but she would still be respected for serving in the military. But in the fifteenth century, she was labeled as nothing more than a deviant. She was tried and the Inquisitor characterized her as a beast that will harm society. Through his sophistic reasoning, loaded diction, and appeals to pathos and ethos, the Inquisitor coaxed the court into believing Joan was a threat to society and she had to pay the ultimate price.
Even though scientist have made studies saying that “...the top 15% of beautiful people are 10% happier than the bottom 10% of looks.” (Howard 2). My question is, who decides where people are placed on this scale? Out of the billions of people in this world there are different opinions among those people. One person might think a person to be very attractive while another might think they are very unsightly. This study also contrast the attractiveness of people to their own joy. Normally in today’s society if one is a kind respectable human being then that person will most likely have friends with a very stable social life. In my opinion it doesn’t matter if you are attractive or not, if you're a nice person then you will most likely be
The perception of the "ideal beauty" is an arbitrary and abstract concept that is constantly being modified as a result of the times. People are influenced by the images they see in the media to determine what the ideal beauty is. The media is manipulative and deceptive in nature, and it continues to carry harmful suggestions about ideal beauty despite the concrete evidence of damaging effects to people of all ages. Fortunately, it seems there may be shifts in the media that are beginning to portray men and women more realistically.
Why is this topic of utmost importance? Undeniably, the media now has become an essential tool for everyone in this era, be it for information and social networking (Shakeel). However, it has also become a platform for people to look up to – for both the good and bad reasons. Generally, most females look to the media as an example for an “ideal” body image. If so, what are the impacts? To what extent does mass media contribute to negative perceptions of body image by females? Does the amount of time spent using the mass media contribute to females’ perception of their body image? What factors influence why some females are affected by the images of the media and some aren’t? This literatu...
Most of the time in our society, we judge people by their appearance. The important thing that most attractive people should know is that no one chose to be born ugly or not. Being attractive doesn't mean being physical looks good. Also, we need to consider that sometimes the most attractive people are having the worst manners ever. Usually, they are smugglers and have bad behaviors. But we have to admit that we made that mistake. We have given value to the beauty and neglected morality. For me, appearance is not everything, because if I am communicating with somebody, I need him to be respectful to me, as I am respectful to him. I am not saying that the attractive people disrespectful, but a lot of them have sick thoughts.
The articles that were from a source such as a blog with an unknown author were much easier to understand versus that from an expert or a degree in that field. If a word was unknown it didn’t completely take away a whole lot from the article as you were still able to understand it for the most part. However, with an unknown author, the question of how reliable and accurate the article is present. With an article written by a psychologist expert, the words are harder to understand and are explained little if at all. The websites from experts, also appear to be less visually appealing versus the brightly colored pages of a blog. As a result, an individual might not find credible information having written off the visual look of the credible sources page(s).
Mass media has evolved over the years and is heard to have many effects on body image. Does mass media have an effect on body image? To answer this question, I have explored academic articles for different social science disciplines. This particular discipline is Psychology. The discipline of psychology will show how body images affect people and what causes them to be affected. The articles being reviewed are Barlett, Christopher P., Christopher L. Vowels and Donald A. Saucier. “Meta-Analyses of the Effects of Media Images on Men’s Body Image Concerns.” Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology. 27.3 (2008) : 279-310., Hayes, Sharon and Stacey Tantleff-Dunn. “Am I too fat to be a princess? Examining the effects of popular children’s media on
The tone was also different in that the popular press article was more laid back and the scientific article was definitely fact based and very formal. The popular press article definitely tried to “grab the reader’s attention” by using the title to intrigue people specifically athletes because athletes are always looking to improve their skills and want to learn more so they can improve their physical
The beauty bias is when physically attractive individuals appear to have an advantage over less attractive individuals thus leading to discrimination and financial suffrage. In this essay, I will draw upon Tony Honore’s view on tort laws and Alan Sobel and Deborah Rhode’s view on the beauty bias. This paper argues that discrimination against those who are unattractive undermines their rights and liberties; individuals should have the right to seek compensation for being discriminated against in a public domain such as the workplace on the basis of appearance. Additionally, racial and sexual discrimination applies equally to discriminatory actions and policies based on physical attractiveness.
According to recent research, there have been people who have found that this effect can be present in the media. Reporters and journalist are more likely to report the news of attractive people rather than no eyed-catching people. The article “Better-Looking Politicians Get More Media Coverage” published by ScienceDaily explains and presents the results of these studies, which have been performed by the University of Haifa’s Department of Communication. The results of these researchers have shown that better-looking, political tenure, seniority and army rank get higher frequency of TV news coverage. With this statement, we can infer that not only the appearance counts, but also what kind of people merit respect for inhabitants inside the society.
The media negatively influences the way women are portrayed in modern society and culture. This can severely impact the way a woman views her self worth and beauty.