Appearance Discrimination in Employment
Appearance discrimination in employment: Legal and ethical implications of “lookism” and “lookphobia”
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=2040-7149&volume=32&issue=1&articleid=17077304&show=html
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DOI (Permanent URL): 10.1108/02610151311305632
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Legal and ethical implications of “lookism” and “lookphobia”
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Frank J. Cavico, The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Stephen C. Muffler, The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Abstract
Purpose – The article aims to provide a discussion of societal norms concerning “attractiveness,” the existence of appearance discrimination in employment, the presence of “preferring the pretty”, and then the authors examine important civil rights laws that relate to such forms of discrimination. Finally, the authors apply ethical theories to determine whether such discrimination can be seen as moral or immoral.
Design/methodology/approach – It is a legal paper which covers all the laws related to discrimination based on look. Court cases and Americans laws related to this concept are reviewed and critically discussed.
Findings – The paper finds that
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Legal and ethical implications of “lookism” and “lookphobia”
The Authors
Frank J. Cavico, The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Stephen C. Muffler, The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Abstract
Purpose – The article aims to provide a discussion of societal norms concerning “attractiveness,” the existence of appearance discrimination in employment, the presence of “preferring the pretty”, and then the authors examine important civil rights laws that relate to such forms of discrimination. Finally, the authors apply ethical theories to determine whether such discrimination can be seen as moral or immoral.
Design/methodology/approach – It is a legal paper which covers all the laws related to discrimination based on look. Court cases and Americans laws related to this concept are reviewed and critically discussed.
Findings – The paper finds that