TAILIEUCHUNG - IS LOOKISM UNJUST?: THE ETHICS OF AESTHETICS AND PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Numbers cited for hair loss only take into account the absolute number of hairs. They do not reflect the fact that the regrowing hairs are lighter and thinner than before, which also adds to apparent clinical hair loss. Hair color was measured by calculating the absorption coefficient from the hairs’ transmission of 700 nm light. Hair diameter was measured from digital photographs. The study showed that the regrowing hairs appeared lighter (with a transmission coefficient times higher than the value before treatment) and were thinner (with a decrease in the mean hair diameter by ) than the original hairs | T Journal of Libertarian Studies T Volume 19 NO. 2 Spring 2005 31-50 Is Lookism Unjust The Ethics of Aesthetics and Public Policy Implications Louis Tietje and Steven Cresap Lookism is prejudice toward people because of their appearance. It has been receiving increasing attention and it is becoming an important equal-opportunity issue. people we find attractive are given preferential treatment and people we find unattractive are denied opportunities. According to recent labor-market research attractiveness receives a premium and unattractiveness receives a penalty. For both men and women results suggest a 7-9-percent penalty for being in the lowest 9 percent of looks among all workers and a 5percent premium for being in the top 33 percent Hamermesh and Biddle 1994 p. 1186 . Similar results were found in a study involving attorneys Biddle and Hamermesh 1998 pp. 172-201 . These studies adjusted for other determinants but they were unable to determine if beauty led to differences in productivity that economists believe generate differences in earnings. This is an important issue for economists because they seem to assume that a beauty premium might be justified if it is connected to increased productivity. In one study Hamermesh and Parker 2003 concluded that it may be impossible to untangle productivity and discrimination. in an interview however Hamermesh one of the principal investigators in much of the labor-market research said that hiring attractive staff had proved a successful strategy for some companies. He studied for instance 250 Dutch advertising agencies and found the agencies that had better-looking managers did better a lot better actually Saltau 2001 . In another interview he said Good looking workers Louis Tietje is associate professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Metropolitan College of New York ltietje@metropolitan. edu . Steven Cresap is the chair for professional development and education in the Audrey Cohen School for .

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