Investigations of women's same-sex relationships present a paradoxical pattern, with
women generally disliking competition, yet also exhibiting signs of intrasexual rivalry. The …

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 …

This study investigates the various motivations to equity crowdfunding in Malaysia. A total of
169 responses from survey questionnaires are used to test the relationships using Structural …

Purpose Workers' aesthetic capital is a highly beneficial resource for individuals and
organizations. In this study, we developed a credible and reliable Aesthetic Capital Scale …

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 …

The suppression of female sexuality is a widespread phenomenon, which often has harmful
effects on the wellbeing of women who are the target of the suppression. Theories that have …

Research on aesthetic labour has largely been confined to studying practices and
experiences of managerial control and self-discipline. However, co-workers also have an …

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 …