##ception Of Beauty And Social Perceptions Affect Social Interactions

Everyone likes a person who is happy and friendly. “In order to look good on the outside you must feel good on the inside” (source K). How true this is! You can wear the best makeup and the most up to date clothes, but if you don’t love you, people can see how sad you truly are. It might sound harsh, but I have seen a friend go from the happiest person on earth to someone who looks like they need help, in the matter of seconds because they made a mistake. Over three-quarters of women on the survey I mentioned earlier believe that “beauty can be achieved through attitude, spirit, and other attribute that have nothing to do with physical appearance” (source I). That is a very large number over a very large area. So if you think you aren’t gorgeous, just try being a little happier each and every day and every one of those minuscule imperfections will soon disappear. So many people have low self-esteem because of their looks. But we now know that true beauty comes from the heart. Helping others to see their beauty is a great way to find your own, and you can impact many lives for the better. And if someone is physically attractive, make sure they know it. No body is the same, so why change

What’s interesting about that is that it is very close to what the research shows. Studies have found that, on average, our first impressions of people are 76% accurate. When it comes to first impressions though, it’s not just body language and your clothes that matter. Research shows that your facial features play a huge role in how people perceive you.

The way our culture has a tendency to view other individuals by there appearance will probably never change. In some way everyone has it set in his or her mind what makes a person "perfect". These characteristics include personal appearance, wealth and intelligence. We do not always get the chance to get to know a person, but rather make assumptions. Two poems, which reveal different perceptions of someone, include Richard Cory and The Barbie Doll.

Everyday people stare at billboards, magazine covers, movies, television, or pictures on the Internet of someone or something that they classify as beautiful. Some things people glance over and other things fascinate them. For example, when Farrah Fawcett’s famous picture of her in her red bathing suit came out; many teenage boys hung that picture in their bedrooms. Their idea of Farrah’s beauty was based strictly her outward appearance.

Unfortunately, the human race is very shallow. We tend to judge the appearances of others,

An appearance is what most of the world looks at to determine a person’s lifestyle. Have you ever been judged when no one knows the true story? Where they right? When people are judged without good reason, it can affect their self confidence. Most of the people judged by characteristics instead of character. Our status, more times than not, is defined by what we look like, how we dress,and where we’re from.

Firstly, people tend to judge others based on appearance because doing so is easier than taking the time to know them. For example,

People may look at someone and judge them on their appearance or how they act. In reality most people have many great aspects about them on the insides, and what is on the inside is

As years pass, society evolves. As society evolves, the people evolve as well. Time passes and with it, cultures and ideologies change. Over the years, society has progressed. People fought against social and political injustices all around the world. Specifically in the United States, the colonists fought the tyrannical British regime, African Americans gained their freedom and rights, and women gained suffrage. But while the nation progressed, in some aspects the nation reversed. Society constantly tells people how they should eat, how they should dress, and how they should act. The standards society sets for people greatly damages self-esteem, especially in young women. Young female adolescents are especially vulnerable and will listen and follow the standards media sets for them. As said by psychologist, Mary Pipher, “America today is a girl-destroying place”(Pipher, 44). American society expects girls to be beautiful, to behave in a proper “ladylike” way, and women are expected to allow the double standards that exist within the American culture.

“A personality for the incredibly beautiful can be a pointless cargo...” (Brand 97). Regardless of a beautiful person’s actual ability, they are generally considered to be more able in almost every aspect than less attractive people. According to Benjamin Karney, professor of social psychology and co-director of the Relationship Institute at UCLA, people often treat others differently based on their perceived attractiveness (Soderburg 1). In this case, an ugly person can be defined as one who does not possess the general physical characteristics that most people would associate with beauty. Ugly people get the short-end-of-the-stick when it comes to both their looks and how well they are treated by strangers. Whether it be on purpose or inadvertently, beautiful people are almost always

Judging a person external appearances may mislead ones understanding of the opposite party. A person who has a pretty face and wears beautiful clothes may not be the same on the inside and the internal characters of a person cannot be judged by his or her external appearances. If one judges a person by external appearances, without knowing internal character, he may lose chances to make friends that has the same interests and hobbies. He cannot know at this point because wrong judgment towards the way of how he deals with something prevents him from knowing the another person’s interest and keeps him from interacting with that person. Everyone should give others a chance to show their personalities and at the same time evaluate them fairly

Beauty sets standards for society through appearance, especially in younger generations due to use of social media and picture editing. “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” is a saying that has been around for ages (Plato, n.p.). It is an accurate phrase because of contrasting views within particular individuals. Beauty is present in the good deeds of community members as well as the unity exhibited through dreadful events. It is a flower bud breaking through the dirt into the fresh, spring air. To clarify how beauty is viewed, it is often times the exposure of evil accounting for the new appreciation of something beautiful. After recognizing the privileges we acquire, the existence of beauty is revealed and expressed more easily. In current society, appreciating beauty is substantial to

Although the effects of attractiveness and physical appearance on the formation of positive impressions are well documented in the mainstream psychological literature, cultures clearly differ on the meaning and definition of attractiveness. Beauty is a relative judgment, and people of different cultures can have quite different concepts of what is beautiful and what is not. Cultural differences in the definition of attractiveness, in turn, can influence the formation

Typically, 2 people will form an opinion of others within the first 3 seconds of meeting one another. The way these opinions are formed so quickly is, generally speaking, solely because of physical appearance. All too often, in our society today, people are criticized for what material

More distressing perhaps than the sources for our cultures misguided idea of beauty is the way we incessantly decide to treat those we view as beautiful according to our shallow standards. What Makes us Attractive was written by Dan Eden, a popular ViewZone staff writer, and shows that the perception of attractive people is different from the average among the populist. Mr. Eden supports this idea with a list of facts including data where, " Beautiful people get special attention from teachers, the legal system, and employers" as well as detailing what attracts us. The authors purpose was to show how unfair and unrealistic our perception, as a society, of beautiful people