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Part and parcel of the liberal project is the identification of preferences and institutions that systematically discriminate in ways that are deemed morally unjustifiable. Most of the literature has taken elements of ethnic, racial, sexual, gender, and cultural discrimination as their point of departure. Departing from this tradition I consider the case of the so called 'ugly duckling.' Research in experimental psychology, sociology, and economics demonstrates that persons considered unattractive are systematically discriminated against in both the social and economic spheres. Interestingly, there is little variation, even across dissimilar cultures, of how attractive an individual's face is judged to be. Researchers in evolutionary psychology have found that cross-culturally, highly symmetrical faces are considered more attractive. Evolutionary biologists have also discovered evidence for the role of symmetrical physical attributes in sexual selection involving other animals. |
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| Tingley, Dustin. "Facial Discrimination: The Animal of the Political" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p66674_index.html> |
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| Tingley, D. , 2002-08-28 "Facial Discrimination: The Animal of the Political" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p66674_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Part and parcel of the liberal project is the identification of preferences and institutions that systematically discriminate in ways that are deemed morally unjustifiable. Most of the literature has taken elements of ethnic, racial, sexual, gender, and cultural discrimination as their point of departure. Departing from this tradition I consider the case of the so called 'ugly duckling.' Research in experimental psychology, sociology, and economics demonstrates that persons considered unattractive are systematically discriminated against in both the social and economic spheres. Interestingly, there is little variation, even across dissimilar cultures, of how attractive an individual's face is judged to be. Researchers in evolutionary psychology have found that cross-culturally, highly symmetrical faces are considered more attractive. Evolutionary biologists have also discovered evidence for the role of symmetrical physical attributes in sexual selection involving other animals. |
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| Facial Discrimination: The Animal of the Political Dustin Tingley The Darrow School; written while at the University of Rochester dustintingley@yahoo.com Abstract Part and parcel of the liberal project is the identification of preferences and institut ions that systematically discriminate in ways that are deemed morally unjustifiable. Most of the literature has taken elements of ethnic racial sexual gender and cultural discrimination as their point of departure. Departing from this tradition I consider the case of the so called `ugly |
| Gangestad. 1993. ``Human Facial Beauty: Averageness Symmetry and Parasite Resistance. Human Nature. 4:237269. Thornhill R. and S. Gangestad. 1999. ``Facial Attractiveness.'' Trends in Cognitive Sciences 3(12): 454460. Thornhill R. and A.P. Moller. 1997. ``Developmental Stability Disease and Medicine.'' Biological Review. 72(497548). 35 Tingley Dustin. 2001. ``Evolutionary foundations of focal points.'' Darrow School/University of Rochester. Working Paper. Tooby John and Leda Cosmides. 1992. ``The Psychological Foundations of Culture.'' In The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture ed. |
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