首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Beauty Advantage [A]Most of us have heard the story of Debrahlee Lorenzana, the 33-year-old Queens, N.Y., woman who sued Cit
The Beauty Advantage [A]Most of us have heard the story of Debrahlee Lorenzana, the 33-year-old Queens, N.Y., woman who sued Cit
admin
2016-08-29
26
问题
The Beauty Advantage
[A]Most of us have heard the story of Debrahlee Lorenzana, the 33-year-old Queens, N.Y., woman who sued Citibank last month, claiming that she was fired from her desk job for being "too hot." But for all the talk about this woman’s motives—and whether or not she was indeed fired for her looks— there’s one question nobody seems to want to ask: isn’t it possible Lorenzana’s looks got her the job in the first place?
[B]Not all employers are that shallow—but it’s no secret we are a culture consumed by image. Economists have long recognized what’s been dubbed the "beauty premium"—the idea that pretty people, whatever their aspirations, tend to do better in, well, almost everything. Handsome men earn, on average, 5 percent more than their less-attractive counterparts(good-looking women earn 4 percent more): pretty people get more attention from teachers, bosses, and mentors: even babies stare longer at good-looking faces(and we stare longer at good-looking babies).
[C]A couple of decades ago, when the economy was thriving, we might have brushed off those statistics as superficial. But now, there’s a growing bundle of research to show that our bias against the unattractive—our "beauty bias,"—is more pervasive than ever. And when it comes to the workplace, it’s looks, not merit, that all too often rule.
[D]Consider the following: over his career, a good-looking man will make some $250,000 more than his least-attractive counterpart, according to economist Daniel Hamermesh: 13 percent of women, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, say they’d consider cosmetic surgery if it made them more competitive at work. Both points are disturbing, certainly. But in the current economy, when employers have more hiring options than ever, looks, it seems, aren’t just important: they’re critical. Newsweek surveyed 202 corporate hiring managers, from human-resources staff to senior-level vice presidents, as well as 964 members of the public, only to confirm what no qualified(or unqualified)employee wants to admit: from hiring to office politics to promotions, even, looking good is no longer something we can dismiss as unimportant or vain.
[E]Fifty-seven percent of hiring managers told Newsweek that qualified but unattractive candidates are likely to have a harder time landing a job, while more than half advised spending as much time and money on "making sure they look attractive" as on perfecting a resume. When it comes to women: 61 percent of managers said it would be an advantage for a woman to wear clothing showing off her figure at work. Asked to rank employee attributes in order of importance, meanwhile, managers placed looks above education: of nine character traits, it came in third, below experience and confidence but above "where a candidate went to school".
[F]Does that mean you should drop out of Harvard and invest in a nose job? Probably not. But a state school might be just as marketable. "This is the new reality of the job market," says one New York recruiter, who asked to have her name withheld because she advises job candidates for a living. "It’s better to be average and good-looking than brilliant and unattractive."
[G]Beauty is linked to confidence: and it’s a combination of looks and confidence that we often equate with smarts. Perhaps there’s some evidence to that: if handsome kids get more attention from teachers, then, sure, maybe they do better in school and, ultimately, at work. But the more likely plot is what scientists dub the "halo(光圈,光晕)effect"—that, like a pack of untrained puppies, we are captivated by beauty, blindly ascribing intelligent traits to go along with it.
[H]There are various forces to blame for much of this, from an economy that allows pickiness to a plastic-surgery industry that encourages superficial notions of beauty. In reality, it’s a meeting point of cultural forces that has left us clutching, desperately, to an ever-evolving beauty ideal. Today’s young workers were reared on the kind of reality TV and pop culture that screams, again and again, that everything is a candidate for upgrade. We’ve watched bodies transformed on Extreme Makeover, faces taken apart and pieced back together on I Want a Famous Face. We compare ourselves with the airbrushed images in advertisements and magazines, and read surveys—that confirm our worst fears. We are a culture more sexualized than ever, with technology that’s made it easier than ever to "better" ourselves, warping our standards for what’s normal. Plastic surgery used to be for the rich and famous: today we’ve leveled the playing field with cheap stupid jobs, and outpatient procedures you can get on your lunch break. Where that leads us is running to stand still: taught that good looks are no longer a gift but a ceaseless pursuit.
[I]Deborah Rhode, a Stanford law professor and author of The Beauty Bias, is herself an interesting case study. During her term as chair of the American Bar Association’s commission on working women, she was struck by how often the nation’s most powerful females were stranded in cab lines and late for meetings because, in heels, walking any distance was out of the question. These were working, powerful, leading women, she writes. Why did they insist on wearing heels? Sure, some women just like heels.
[J]But there is also the reality that however hard men have it—and, from an economic perspective, their "beauty premium" is higher, say economists—women will always face a double bind, expected to conform to the beauty standards of the day, yet simultaneously condemned for doing so. Recruiters may think women like Lorenzana can get ahead for showing off their looks, but 47 percent also believe it’s possible for a woman to be penalized for being "too good-looking." Whether or not any of it pays off, there’s something terribly wrong when 6-year-olds are using makeup, while their mothers spend the equivalent of a college education just keeping their faces intact. "All of this is happening against a background of more women in the workplace, in all kinds of jobs, striving toward wage equality," says Harvard psychologist Nancy Etcoff. "So we’re surprised—but we shouldn’t be—how this beauty curse continues to haunt us."
[K]To add an extra layer of complexity, there’s the puzzling problem of aging in a culture where younger workers are more skillful, cheaper, and, well, nicer on the eyes. Eighty-four percent of managers told Newsweek they believe a qualified but visibly older candidate would make some employers hesitate, and while ageism affects men, too, it’s particularly tough for women. As Rhode puts it, silver hair and wrinkled brows may make aging men look "distinguished," but aging women risk marginalization or scorn for their efforts to pass as young. "This double standard," Rhode writes, "leaves women not only perpetually worried about their appearance-but also worried about worrying."
[L]The quest for beauty may be a centuries—old charm, but in the present day the reality is ugly. Beauty has more influence than ever—not just over who we work with, but whether we work at all.
According to an economist, the good-looking advantage can make people earn more.
选项
答案
D
解析
根据economist和good-looking定位到D段。Daniel Hamermesh的数据提到,长相俊美的男性在整个职业生涯里要比长相最平庸的男性多赚25万美元。本题句子的earn more对应原文的make some$250,000 more。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/JOG7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Theeconomicchanges.B、Theadvancedtechnology.C、Smallerfamilies.D、Highlevelofself-esteem.A
A、Anxiety.B、Truth.C、Sympathy.D、Time.A从“worried”,“can’tsleep”,“anxiety”,“stress”这些意思接近的关键词不难推断,这段对话的主题是焦虑。因此选A。
筷子的使用要追溯到古时候,那时候大部分中国人还是农民。那些农夫不想用脏手拿取食物,也不想被烫着,所以就开始用小树枝(twig)来夹取食物。因为中国人从小就使用筷子,所以他们觉得筷子效率很高.用起来很简单。筷子有木制的、竹制的和塑料制的,通常用右手使用。筷子
功夫(Kungfu)是一种典型的中国传统文化,它是一项既活动肌肉又活动大脑的运动。同时,功夫不仅是一项体育运动,也是一种艺术形式。它被用来治病和自卫,而且是一种综合性的人体文化。功夫历史悠久,在中国非常流行。肢体动作只是功夫的外部表现(external
梁山伯与祝英台传说是我国四大民间传说之一,是中华文化的瑰宝。千百年来,它以提倡求知、崇尚爱情、歌颂生命生生不息的鲜明主题深深打动着人们的心灵;以曲折动人的情节、鲜明的人物性格、奇巧的故事结构而受到民众的广泛喜爱。梁祝传说和以梁祝传说为内容的其他艺术形式所展
中国申奥意向的形成可追溯到1908年,当时的《天津青年》杂志就曾提出中国何时才会参加奥运会,中国何时才能主办奥运会。1979年,邓小平同志指出,在适当的时机,中国会申办奥运会。1991年至2001年,北京共筹备了两次申奥工作,第一次申奥仅以两票之差败于悉尼
HowCustomsWork[A]Oneofthelittleritualsallinternationaltravelersgothroughiscustoms.Tomostpeople,thisisjustan
A、Humor.B、Charm.C、Cleverness.D、Grace.C事实细节题。本题问的是在爱尔兰,声音低通常意味着什么。对话中女士提到,城市里的女孩喜欢低声说话,因为在爱尔兰声音低意味着有智慧。
A、Gainingasmuchexperienceaspossible.B、Gaininganadvantageoverotherapplicants.C、Makingadequatepreparationforthein
A、Themeritsanddrawbacksofalargepopulation.B、Thedisadvantagesofalargepopulation.C、Theadvantagesofasmallpopulat
随机试题
影响根管治疗长期疗效的因素应除外
A.当翳风与风池穴连线的中点B.乳突前下方与下颌角之间的凹陷中C.胸锁乳突肌与斜方肌上端之间的凹陷中D.后发际正中直上0.5寸,旁开1.3寸,当斜方肌外缘凹陷中E.耳后,乳突后下凹陷处安眠穴位于()
下述面神经炎的特点错误的是()
对特发性血小板减少性紫癜急性型护理评估,叙述不正确的是
人民检察院对赵某以故意伤害罪提起公诉,被害人孙某提起刑事附带民事诉讼,一审判决后,孙某不服,则下列说法或做法中错误的是哪一项?()
差别化战略包括( )。
在适中型筹资政策中,长期资产和稳定性流动资产的资金来源可以有()。
人本主义学派把()作为心理咨询目标。
某小饭馆使用陈化粮做早点出售,被入举报,卫生管理机关经过调查,于5月20日决定对其处以200元的罚款,5月25日处罚决定送达当事人。根据《行政处罚法》的规定,当事人应()。
在VisualFoxPro中,释放表单时会引发的事件是( )。
最新回复
(
0
)