University Honors

Beautyism is the treatment of people by their perceived beauty or ugliness, favoring those perceived as beautiful and rejecting those perceived as ugly. The perception of beauty has been critical in all known society. Attractiveness is perceived in all genders and substantially affects how individuals view themselves. This literature review examines how Beautyism is impacting several areas of human behavior. There has been research on adults treated differently for their perceived beauty or ugliness in the hiring process. There is also research on how Beautyism can affect education, relationships, social media, and many more by decreasing self-esteem and increasing psychological & emotional trauma. To address these concerns, this paper has compiled sources to address how Beautyism comes into play in a literature review paper. Findings show how Beautyism is negatively impacting the world by decreasing opportunities for people seen as unattractive by the outside world. This impact occurs from a young age, from the lifestyle they live to the workplace they are at. The significance of this paper is to address the concerns of Beautyism and the possible solutions that can be done to diminish Beautyism in the future.