Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ540538
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Lessons on Lookism.
Nichols, Polly
Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, v5 n2 p118-22 Sum 1996
Lookism, more pervasive than sexism or racism, is the ranking of persons that attributes worth based on random variations in supposed attributes of personal attractiveness. Presents the changes educators must bring about if girls--and boys--are to break free of the humiliation of societally determined unattractiveness. (LSR)
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Image, Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Females, Peer Influence, Physical Attractiveness, Physical Characteristics, Puberty, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Social Discrimination, Social Problems, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship
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Language: English
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