People are treated differently as a result of their looks. But when is
appearance discrimination, or "lookism" as it is often called, morally
objectionable? This issue is important for at least two reasons.
First, the benefits that flow to people who are regarded as visually
attractive are sizeable and are enjoyed in a number of contexts,
including employment, personal relationships, education, politics, and
the criminal justice system. Second, appearance discrimination is of
moral interest not only in its own right, but also in terms of its
connection to other forms of discrimination. Appearance norms, that
is, norms concerning how we should look, often place greater burdens
on disadvantaged groups. As a result, discrimination on the basis of
appearance, when it rewards people who conform to these norms, may
involve, or interact with, the effects of, wrongful discrimination on
the basis of features other than appearance, in a way that aggravates
existing injustices. What's Wrong with Lookism? examines the morality
of appearance discrimination in three contexts: employment decisions;
the choice of friends or romantic partners; and the everyday practice
of judging and commenting upon people's looks. Andrew Mason develops a
pluralist theory of what makes discrimination wrong that identifies
three wrong-making features, namely, disrespect, deliberative
unfairness, and contributing to unjust consequences, and demonstrates
how the presence of one or more of these features in each of these
contexts problematises the lookism that takes place in it.
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Personal Appearance, Discrimination, and Disadvantage
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780192675958
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Vendor
OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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