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04245aam a2200469Ia 4500 001 966F2BEE214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 110518s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780199794447 020 $a 0199794448 035 $a (OCoLC)725829254 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $c YDXCP $d STJ $d CNCEN $d CDX $d JRN $d CUV $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d UKNRU $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a KF478 $b .R48 2011 082 04 $a 346.7301/34 $2 22 100 1 $a Rhode, Deborah L. 245 14 $a The beauty bias : $b the injustice of appearance in life and law / $c Deborah L. Rhode. 260 $a New York, N.Y. : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2011. 300 $a xvi, 252 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-238) and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- The personal becomes political : the trouble with shoes -- The costs and consequences of appearance -- Surveying the foundations : social, biological, economic, technological, and media forces -- Feminist challenges and responses -- Appearance discrimination : social wrongs and legal rights -- Legal frameworks -- A road map for reform -- 2. The importance of appearance and the costs of conformity -- Definitions of attractiveness and forms of discrimination -- Interpersonal relationships and economic opportunities -- Self-esteem, stigma, and quality of life -- Gender differences -- The price of upkeep : time and money -- Health risks -- Bias -- 3. The pursuit of beauty -- Sociobiological foundations -- Cultural values, status, and identity -- Market forces -- Technology -- The media -- Advertising -- The culture of beauty -- 4. Critics and their critics -- Nineteenth-and early-twentieth-century critics -- The contemporary women's movement -- Critiques -- Responses -- Personal interests and political commitments -- Beyond the impasse -- 5. The injustice of discrimination -- Ensuring equal opportunity : challenging stigma and stereotypes -- Challenging subordination based on class, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and sexual orientation -- Protecting self-expression : personal liberty and cultural identity -- The rationale for discrimination and resistance to prohibitions -- The parallel of sexual harassment -- The contributions of law -- 6. Legal frameworks -- The limitations of prevailing legal frameworks -- Prohibitions on appearance discrimination -- A comparative approach : European responses to appearance discrimination -- The contributions and limitations of legal prohibitions on appearance discrimination -- Consumer protection : prohibitions on false and fraudulent marketing practices -- Directions for reform -- 7. Strategies for change -- Defining the goal -- Individuals -- Business and the media -- Law and policy -- Notes -- Index. 520 $a Examines cultural preoccupation with beauty throughout history and in different cultures and explores the cost it imposes on individuals and society. 650 0 $a Women $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. 650 0 $a Beauty, Personal $z United States. 650 0 $a Women $x Sociological aspects. $z United States $x Sociological aspects. 650 0 $a Sex discrimination against women $x Law and legislation $z United States. 650 6 $a Femmes $x Aspect sociologique. $z EÌtats-Unis $x Aspect sociologique. 650 7 $a Law. $2 eflch 650 7 $a Beauty, Personal. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00829396 650 7 $a Sex discrimination against women $x Law and legislation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01114381 650 7 $a Women $x Sociological aspects. $x Sociological aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01176773 650 7 $a Women $x Legal status, laws, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01176824 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 0 $a Women $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. 650 0 $a Beauty, Personal $z United States. 650 0 $a Women $x Sociological aspects. $z United States $x Sociological aspects. 650 0 $a Sex discrimination against women $x Law and legislation $z United States. 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718090543.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=966F2BEE214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search