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Appearance-based Discrimination

Appearance-Based Discrimination is a form of social discrimination that targets individuals based on their physical appearance, including attributes such as size, shape, skin color, facial features, or grooming, where such characteristics are used as a basis for unfair treatment in contexts such as employment, education, or public services.

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21.9K

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Authors

416

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2017–2026

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Variants

Lookism

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Publications

347

The beauty myth: how images of beauty are used against women

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 1.3K citations

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Looking Deathworthy

Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Paul G. Davies, Valerie Purdie‐Vaughns et al. · Psychological Science · 2006 · 795 citations

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Is Obesity Stigmatizing? Body Weight, Perceived Discrimination, and Psychological Well-Being in the United States

Deborah Carr, Michael Friedman · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 2005 · 722 citations

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Why Beauty Matters

Markus Möbius, Tanya Rosenblat · American Economic Review · 2006 · 700 citations · Full text

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Elected in 100 milliseconds: Appearance-Based Trait Inferences and Voting

Christopher Y. Olivola, Alexander Todorov · Journal of Nonverbal Behavior · 2010 · 575 citations

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Authors

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  1. BB
    Benjamin Balas

    North Dakota State University, United States

    5 publications · 104 citations

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  2. LA
    Leslie A. Zebrowitz

    Brandeis University, United States

    5 publications · 548 citations

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  3. CJ
    Catherine J. Mondloch

    Brock University, Canada

    4 publications · 155 citations

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  4. LE
    Lora E. Park

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    4 publications · 248 citations

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  5. AM
    A. Mike Burton

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 365 citations

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Institutions

416

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    334 citations

  3. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    551 citations

  5. Ariel University

    Ariel, Israel

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    401 citations

  6. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    239 citations

  8. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    239 citations

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Venues

  1. Body Image

    7 publications · 389 citations

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  2. Vision Research

    6 publications · 221 citations

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 133 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 6 publications · 145 citations

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  5. Perception

    5 publications · 206 citations

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