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010			_a 2011013548
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020			_a9780691140469 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0691140464 _q(hardcover)
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035			_a(OCoLC)711989015 _z(OCoLC)760087327 _z(OCoLC)910679107
050	0	0	_aHF5386 _b.H243 2011
082	0	0	_a650.1 _222
092			_a650.1 _bH214b
100	1		_aHamermesh, Daniel S.
245	1	0	_aBeauty pays : _bwhy attractive people are more successful / _cDaniel S. Hamermesh.
260			_aPrinceton, NJ ; _aOxford : _bPrinceton University Press, _c
300			_axii, 216 pages : _bportraits ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe economics of beauty -- In the eye of the beholder -- Beauty and the worker -- Beauty in specific occupations -- Beauty and the employer -- Lookism or productive beauty, and why? -- Beauty in markets for friends, family, and funds -- Legal protection for the ugly -- Prospects for the looks-challenged.
520			_aMost of us know there is a payoff to looking good, and in the quest for beauty we spend countless hours and billions of dollars on personal grooming, cosmetics, and plastic surgery. But how much better off are the better looking? Based on the evidence, quite a lot. The first book to seriously measure the advantages of beauty, this work demonstrates how society favors the beautiful and how better-looking people experience startling but undeniable benefits in all aspects of life. The author, an economist, shows that the attractive are more likely to be employed, work more productively and profitably, receive more substantial pay, obtain loan approvals, negotiate loans with better terms, and have more handsome and highly educated spouses. He explains why this happens and what it means for the beautiful and the not-so-beautiful among us. Exploring whether a universal beauty standard exists, he illustrates how attractive workers make more money, how these amounts differ by gender, and how looks are valued differently based on profession. The author wonders whether extra pay for good-looking people represents discrimination, and, if so, who is discriminating. He investigates the commodification of beauty in dating and how this influences the search for intelligent or high-earning mates, and even considers whether government programs should aid the ugly. Also discussed is whether the economic benefits of beauty will persist into the foreseeable future and what the "looks-challenged" can do to overcome their disadvantage. Reflecting on a sensitive issue that touches everyone, this book proves that beauty's rewards are anything but superficial.
650		0	_aSuccess in business.
650		0	_aSuccess.
650		0	_aBeauty, Personal.
650		7	_aBeauty, Personal. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00829396
650		7	_aSuccess. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01137041
650		7	_aSuccess in business. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01137062
650		7	_a _2sao
650		7	_a _2sao
655		4	_aNonfiction.
856	4	2	_zAdditional Information at Google Books _uhttp://books.google.com/books?isbn=9780691140469
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