Essays Tagged: "Physical attractiveness"
Influencing Others in Business Environments
ers to buy) and in job interviews by examining in detail the various aspects of proximics, haptics, physical attractiveness, and other nonverbal cues that influence people to say yes.Artifacts and loc ... ersuasive affect with faster tempos exhibiting greater and greater levels of loss of persuasiveness.Physical AppearancePhsyical apperance has several manners in which it can help or hinder the outcome ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Cultural Communication and the Disabled.
ity as much as it affects mobility, employment, self-care and social relationships. The emphasis on physical attractiveness in Western culture may distort one's relationships with the disabled, and se ... ed by silence, the deaf seem more isolated than normal individuals. There are three kinds of sigma, physical, characterological, and tribal, and all three are applied to the deaf, who appear to be iso ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies
Proving Discrimination Employees believing they have been discriminated against must prove the fact.
a woman's value declines as she ages. Some employers require women workers to meet youthfulness or physical attractiveness standards. If these requirements exclude women 40 or over or are not equally ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
This is about the Flapper Era (1920's) and the sexual revolution for women when they became independent and started in the workforce.
on of sex, especially by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, reinforced gender stereotypes by emphasizing physical attractiveness as the most important feminine characteristic, a development that intensifie ... "of use to the world."The chaos that the Civil War brought to society and the turmoil caused by the physical and social changes in the cities during the Industrial Revolution all combined to create an ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Attraction: Describe and evaluate two psychological theories of interpersonal attraction.
n by Schachter (1959) and Karmarck et al (1990).Research has identified a number of factors such as physical attractiveness, similarity, complementarity, familiarity, proximity, reciprocal liking and ... fluence the process of attraction to varying degrees.The first stage of interpersonal attraction is physical attractiveness. There are various theories about the importance of physical attraction and ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
A replication of the matching hypothesis theory
. My alternative hypothesis was "there will be a significant positive correlation between the rated physical attractiveness in brides and grooms in newly married couples".PB2This is a one tailed direc ... ctionThe matching hypothesis theory is the notion that we are attracted to people that are about as physically as attractive as ourselves. They have been a number of studies into this topic that both ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
Understanding Bulimia Nervosa
In a culture where thinness is too often associated with physical attractiveness, success, and happiness, nearly everyone has dealt with issues regarding the ... or if they care about gaining weight. "The doctor will also do a complete check up to look for any physical damage bulimia may have caused, such as electrolyte imbalances, dehydration, tooth damage, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Body Image. An essay which involves discussion of why body image is so important to society in the present times.
Body image involves our perception, imagination, emotions, and physical sensations about our bodies. It's not based on fact. It's psychological in nature, and more ... not based on fact. It's psychological in nature, and more influenced by self-esteem than by actual physical attractiveness as judged by others. It is not inborn, but learned. This learning occurs in ... mage is necessary to care for the body, find openings for self-expression develop confidence in our physical abilities and feel comfortable with who we are. Self esteem, self confidence and self-respe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Galapagos - The Best Place To Live In
the Pacific Ocean surround this beautiful island. Galapagos is unique because of its combination of physical attractiveness and economic diversity. With its numerous natural amenities and one of the h ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Friendship and the theories of Friendship.
t minimum costs. Zimbardo also introduces concepts like proximity, similarity, self disclosure, and physical attractiveness as factors that determine our relationships.The principle of proximity says ... crets to people they meet online since they are less likely to betraythem.The last is the notion of physical attractiveness. This idea denotes that most people are repelled by the idea that they might ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Attraction and psychology
material assets, a broad back, and good breeding. Yet why do I find myself making conversation with physically attractive persons while blowing off more unattractive ones? Why does my head whip around ... notions of equality, and beauty being in the eye of the beholder, we are all susceptible to certain physical and material traits that make some humans more desirable than others. This is attraction, c ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Concepts of Nonverbal Communication, using the movie, "Two can play that game" as an example.
pressions, gestures and posture, movement, distance, clothing and appearance, face and eyes, touch, physical attractiveness and finally the voice. Communication can be interpreted from any of these co ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies
Quantitative Laboratory Report on The effect of perceived physical attractiveness on the estimated annual salary they are attributed.
The effect of men's perceived physical attractiveness on the estimated annual salary bracket they are attributed.Abstract -This st ... estimated annual salary bracket they are attributed.Abstract -This study investigated the effect of physical attractiveness on estimated annual salary. To find opposite ends of physical attractiveness ... site ends of physical attractiveness a pre-experiment was used and the two conditions were formed. 'Physically attractive' and 'Physically unattractive'. 20 participants estimated the annual salary of ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Beauty in its many forms
world today defines beauty based on outward appearances alone. You are not beautiful if you are not physically attractive. According to the world's standards, beauty means being thin and tall. A clear ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing
Are teenagers body images based on media images, as well, is having an "ideal" body image affecting teenagers ability to gain social acceptance?
15-30.In this article about Adolescent Body Image, respondents were required to completemeasures of physical attractiveness, body satisfaction, body image importance, bodyimage behaviours, appearance ... through questionnaires relating to Body Image Satisfaction and Body Image Importance; as well as a Physical Attractiveness Scale, which evaluated how attractive participants perceive themselves. Key ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Representations in "The Great Gatsby" (Speech)
attributable to numerous social considerations, including the financial status, social stance, and physical attractiveness of a person. Ultimately, the strive to become one with perfection manages to ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Ways to Attract Opposite Sex
of that theyre facing difficulties in finding their couples. So in result they blame on their physical beings of not being so charming enough to attract an opposite gender to their side. But act ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative
Interpersonal Attraction
at "the interpersonal dynamics at work in each case are surprisingly similar. Each is influenced by physical attractiveness" (463). When someone decides to date another person they tend to go off by t ... rning stage. When in the stages of learning about another person, you build a bond with this person.Physical attractiveness is one of the main factors of interpersonal attraction. A physical attractio ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Sensation & Perception
The Halo Effect and its Relevance in Seinfeld
everyday lives: the halo effect. Research has shown that many people usually correlate physical attractiveness with a multitude of other positive qualities, such as intelligence and perso ... articular person, may not be true at all.From an evolutionary standpoint, it is understandable that physical attractiveness would be appealing to most people because it caters to the belief that highl ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies
Indoor tanning
These days, teens do not live by the saying ""Beauty comes from within"? Most of them consider that physical attractiveness is bought.Tanning beds do not make one prettier than the person who does not ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies