During the past decade, academic interest in physical attractiveness-based social
inequalities has spread significantly beyond the United States to Europe. In previous …

Since the 1970s, when Susan Sontag coined the term, discussions on the double standard
of ageing has continued to evolve. Recently, scholars of feminist gerontology have called for …

Aesthetics is quintessential for entrepreneurial practice and theory. Specifically, we argue
that aesthetics provides a more sophisticated understanding of the embeddedness of …

In contemporary societies, physical appearance is more important to more people than ever
before. This article sketches the expansion of this contemporary beauty regime. Drawing …

Social scientists are increasingly turning to the body, and in particular its visual appearance,
to understand social inequalities in contemporary societies. Many are finding the …

Open access. Editorial matter and selection© 2022 Outi Sarpila, Iida Kukkonen, Tero
Pajunen and Erica Aberg. Individual chapter© belongs to the respective chapter authors …

This paper uses the concept of generativity to challenge the ageist view of older adults'
reduced social and economic contributions in a neoliberal economy and support an age …

Physical appearance is generally associated with considerable labor-market sanctions, and
appearances are thought to be of particular importance in the feminine service sector …

Prior studies on physical appearance-related norms, particularly for women, have
demonstrated that expectations and standards of the ideal body type–thin and slender–have …

A consensus seems to exist around physically attractive candidates winning elections more
often. Unfortunately, we have limited understanding of how voters assess candidates with …