Of the many systems of social organization which members of US society use to categorize other members, gender is one of the most important. The gender system operates to place members of US society into categories, and then allocate labor and resources to those members on the basis of their category membership. In order to better understand the gender system, this study examines the methods by which members of US society use the gender system to place other members into a gender category. First, full facial photographs were taken of a group of participants of varying gender, race, ethnicity, and age. Then, parts of each participant's face were isolated digitally and shown to a second group of participants. This second group was asked to identify the sex and/or gender of the individual in the image, indicate how confident they were in this identification, and then write a brief explanation for why they identified the individual in the image as they did. The analysis conducted by this study supports three findings. First, though the gender categories "male" and "female" are still widely predominant, other categories such as "genderqueer" are seeing use as well. Second, the mouth and lips tend to be seen as more important indicators of gender than other facial features. Finally, while the race and gender category membership of the member doing the categorizing has little or no interaction with the gender categorization process, the race and gender category membership of the member being categorized does have a significant interaction.

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In today's society a beauty ideal exists in America, which attempts to define female beauty as fitting into a certain mold. Certain characteristics have been deemed the most attractive when it comes to female physical attractiveness, and an ideal image of beauty has been presented by the media. This research focuses on whether or not everyone buys into that beauty ideal, and examines the impact that a person's sex and race has on the physical characteristics which that individual defines as the most appealing. Surveys were administered to 300 UCF students age 18-35. Participants were asked about ten different physical characteristics relating to women, and were asked to choose the characteristic among each group that they found the most physically attractive or beautiful. The study showed that both sex and racial differences do exist, and that there are variations in what different people consider beautiful. Not everyone has the same opinion on what is attractive in regards to the physical appearance of women.

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether picture presentation influenced men’s experienced body shame or Muscle Dysmorphia symptomatology, and whether there was a relationship between body shame and Muscle Dysmorphia. Participants were 112 men attending Western Kentucky University. Participants completed the Body Shame Questionnaire and Muscle Dysmorphia Inventory. Participants were randomly assigned to either view eight photographs of average men or eight photographs of muscular men. After viewing the photographs, the participants completed the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale and the Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale. Although there was a trend, results indicate that men who view photographs of muscular men do not experience more body shame than those who view photographs of average men. In the sample, 63.5% reported that they were dissatisfied with their bodies, 69% with their chest size, 69% with their own body build, 65% with their arms, and 63% were dissatisfied with their own abdomen. Results indicate that viewing photographs of muscular men does not increase one’s symptomatology of MD. However, there was a positive correlation between body shame and muscle dysmorphia symptoms for both men who viewed photographs of muscular men and those who viewed photographs of average men.

<p>Children's internalization of parental values is differentially influenced by discipline and parent-child relationship quality. Beyond simply affecting values, parents can influence the development of underlying belief structures children use to make sense of behaviors and attributes. Parental values might lead children to experience domains as differentially important and then use this structure when building and judging the content of their self-concept. The intergenerational transmission of values may therefore also differentially influence appraisals of the self. Crocker and colleagues (e.g. Crocker, Sommers, & Luhtanen, 2002) present a model of self-esteem that emphasizes "contingencies of self-worth", which are domains on which individuals stake self-esteem. Although the existence of contingencies of self-worth (CSW) has been supported, their origin has not been addressed. This dissertation is a preliminary investigation into the origins of CSW. It is proposed that early adolescents' CSW will reflect parents' values in domains that carry a 'moral' weight due to parental socialization. The domains of physical appearance and academic achievements were of particular interest. Participants were 127 early adolescents (51% female) and their parents (102 mothers, 62 fathers) recruited from three populations in an effort to sample individuals for whom appearance and academics are differentially salient. Youth and parents each completed questionnaires addressing self-concept/self-esteem, CSW, parenting style, parent-child relationship, and domain-specific beliefs and behaviors. Results indicated that more negative ratings of transgressions in traditionally moral domains (kindness and honesty) as well as the non-traditional domain of academics were associated with higher ratings for these domains on the CSW. Parental discipline moderated the association between parents' and adolescents' ratings of transgressions in kindness, honesty, and academics, and parenting style and parent-child relationship quality moderated the association between parents' domain values and adolescents' domain ratings on the CSW. This suggests that the internalization of moral standards influences developing self-structure and that a domain that is not traditionally considered 'moral' can be raised to a 'moral' level. The results also indicate that parental socialization influences the importance adolescents' place on given domains when evaluating self worth and developmental theories regarding socialization of traditional values can also be used to understand the transmission of non-traditional values.</p> / Dissertation

This study analyzes the users&rsquo / expectations from automobile interface in terms of their subjective assessments and middle class automotive design. The factors that affect the users&rsquo / impressions in both physical and psychological manner are presented. The importance of subjective users&rsquo / expectations and the issue of usability, which is handled from the traditional definition through the pleasure in use context, are discussed. The correlations between the physical appearance and psychological and behavioral responses are examined since the aesthetic properties affect the consumer satisfaction in both physically and psychologically. Automobile interface is identified under the considerations of user expectations. Factors that affect the drivers&rsquo / perception of interior and the decision making process are mentioned regarding with physical and psychological expectations of users. The case study is performed to clarify design criteria of the dashboards that belong to middle class segment under the consideration of Turkish drivers&rsquo / subjective evaluations. The study provides the chance of understanding the consumers&rsquo / attitudes toward the instrument panel elements through their design properties. This study examines and proposes Turkish users&rsquo / preferences and tastes in terms of physical and psychological expectations in the field of automobile interior design. It also provides techniques and results about users&rsquo / subjective evaluations that could be taken into account while designing an automobile belongs to a specific car segment with visual and functional properties of dashboard.

L'apparence physique joue un rôle considérable dans la relation à l'autre comme dans la construction de soi. Le droit n'est pas sans ignorer ce phénomène, mais il s'en saisit par des règles dispersées n'ayant fait l'objet d'aucune réflexion d'ensemble: droit à l'image, autorisation de la chirurgie esthétique, liberté vestimentaire, prohibition des discriminations, encadrement de l'identification civile et pénale des personnes en sont autant d'illustrations. Un tel éparpillement nuit tant à la lisibilité qu'à la cohérence du droit positif. Pour y remédier et remettre de l'ordre dans le traitement juridique de l'apparence, la reconnaissance d'une liberté sur l'apparence physique apparaît nécessaire; elle érigerait en principe la possibilité pour la personne physique de définir et d'exprimer son identité par son aspect extérieur, tout en permettant de limiter ses pouvoirs lorsque les intérêts d'autrui sont en cause. Aussi, les règles juridiques actuelles qui privent la personne d'agir à sa guise sur sa propre apparence physique en dehors de toute idée de sauvegarde des intérêts d'autrui devraient être rejetées. Il en irait ainsi de la condition de diagnostic psychiatrique pour accéder aux opérations d'assignation sexuelle ou encore de l'interdiction de la dissimulation du visage. La reconnaissance de cette liberté impose néanmoins d'interroger les modalités de son intégration dans le paysage juridique actuel. Il faudra alors rechercher, notamment parmi les règles relatives à la protection de la vie privée et du corps humain, les moyens de garantir tant l'efficacité que la pérennité de la liberté sur l'apparence physique. / Physical appearance is an important consideration in self-construction as well as in interpersonal relations. Law does not ignore this phenomenon but takes it into consideration through dispersed rules such as image reproduction right, aesthetical surgery, free clothing, ban on discriminations or civil and penal identification rules. But this scattering harms the readibility and consistency of positive law. To admit a persona! freedom over physical appearance would be an efficient remedy. Such a new freedom would acknowledge that free choice over persona! appearance is the principle and limitations the exception. As for any liberty, limitations would be allowed only if they aim to protect others interests. The current mies that limit persona) choices over physical appearance without being protective of others interest should then be deleted. Thereby the condition of psychiatrie diagnosis to access sex reassignment surgery should be removed as well as the anti-Burqa act. However, admitting the freedom over physical appearance would necessarily question the means of its integration in substantive law. In this perspective, a reflexion interrogating the ability of privacy right and human body protection to be the base of this new liberty and yet to ensure its longevity needs to be led.

[pt] Esta pesquisa investiga a correlação entre a idade das pessoas e suas preferências pela aparência física, que possa vir a ajudar no entendimento do consumo de produtos influenciados pela estética e identificar que tipo físico seria mais indicado para campanhas de marketing. Investiga, particularmente, como a associação da idade com a preferência pode ser explicada por meio do efeitocoorte. Diversos estudos mostram a relevância do efeito coorte no estabelecimento da preferência por diversos produtos e serviços. O estudo levanta hipóteses que foram testadas a partir de dados levantados por meio de questionário em que atores e atrizes indicados para o Oscar desde a década de quarenta que são avaliados segundo critérios de aparência física. Os resultados mostram que, em geral, existe um período crítico de idade em acontece a formação das preferências. Os resultados realçam diferenças marcantes entre as respostas quando classificadas pelo gênero do respondente. / [en] This research investigates the correlation between peoples ages and their preference for certain physical types, seeking to understand how such preferences may influence the consumption of aesthetics- related products and thus, helping to determine which physical traits would be the most appropriate in marketing campaigns. It particularly investigates in which ways the association between age and preference can be explained by means of the cohort effect. Many studies have shown the relevance of the cohort effect in the establishment of consumer preference for certain products and services. This study identifies hypothesis that were tested based on data gathered from questionnaires in which actors and actresses who were Oscar-nominees since the 1940's were evaluated according to physical appearance criteria. The results show that, generally, there is a critical period of age during which peoples preferences are formed. The results also highlight the significant differences amongst the answers when respondents are classified according to gender.

Title: Motivating factors influencing consumers’ Brand preferences for mobile phones: University of Gavle students Level: Final assignment for Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) Authors: Chinedu Ekemba and Emurla Emin Ali Supervisor: Professor Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Examiner: Professor Maria Fregidou-Malama Date: 2017- June Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the motivating factors that influence University Gavle students to prefer a particular Mobile phone brand. Method: A qualitative study is carried out based on primary data; the primary data was collected through semi-structured interview with twenty of University of Gavle Students by the use of face to face interview. Result &amp; Conclusion: The study finds out that, the role of word of mouth as extrinsic factors serves as the highest motivating factor, while prestige serves as intrinsic factors of motivation. Thus, word of mouth and quality are the highest motivating factors that influence University of Gavle students to prefer a particular mobile phone brand. This finding of this research will help mobile phone marketers and managers to develop strategy on how to capture Swedish consumers to prefer their companies brand products. Suggestion for future research: Future research could be done by considering different or more widely target groups instead of students of University of Gavle. Different perspectives can be combined in future research thus, further research can be conducted by more broadly with a variety of age groups and in a wider area. Also, further research could include comparison between mobile phone brand types and may consider different type of products. This will give understanding of the different segments in mobile phone market, and to determine if these different segments can cause any variety and change of motivating factors. Additionally, further research could be conducted in the long time period, thus can be explored in detail benefiting from the longitudinal study and could be include observations to understand long-term variables on mobile phone market and effects of motivating factors. Hence, this could bring more effective conceptualization of influencing factors of smartphone buying consumers and helps to achieve a more in-depth research. More so, the same study can be conducted with a combination of different Universities in Sweden. And also, same research can be carried out using quantitative research method for future research. Contribution of the Study: This study contributes with knowledge on which motivating factors influence customers brand preferences, and how these factors affect their purchase decision.

This dissertation explores the making of and research for the film, Fattitude, a social justice based documentary that looks to awaken viewers to the reality of weight bias in media representation. This dissertation reviews the filmmaking process and then engages with the nature of stereotypes about fat bodies. Deeply tied to feminist and fat studies theory, the work here seeks to categorize and shape the understanding of weight bias in the media by linking fat tropes to clearly understood images of oppression, for example the monstrous, the fool, they hypersexual and the asexual. The work also seeks to present theory on the nature of creating media representations of fatness that are not oppressive – making note of current media created by grassroots movements for body acceptance and fat positivity. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection