kaila su young kim. different perceptions hypothesis women tend to perceive their physical...
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Contrast how male and female high school
students perceive their physical appearances
Kaila Su Young Kim
Different perceptions
Hypothesis
• Women tend to perceive their physical appearances as unsatisfactory, while men tend to perceive it as satisfactory. Therefore women spend more time caring about their appearances to hide what they think are faults
Experiment
• Who: 47 KIS high school students• 22 male• 25 female
• How: Online (survey monkey)
• Questions:• Are you male or female?• Are you satisfied with your physical
appearance?• Rate how much you care about your physical
appearance on a scale of 1 to 5 (1-not at all / 5-a lot)
Results
Results
Potential Flaws• Number of the
subjects from each grade wasn’t controlled
• Some people might not have took the survey seriously
…But it’s still reliable
• At least two students from each grade
• Any other knowledge about the subjects wasn’t provided
Annual Beauty Spending
$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500
$475
$193
Men Women
Words that are related to physical appearance
• Dieting
• Fashion
• Cosmetic Surgery
• http://clues.yahoo.com/
Why?
* General stereotype
* Male dominance society1. “survival of the prettiest” – Nancy
Etcoff2. “good looks are a woman's most
fungible asset, exchangeable for social position, money, even love.”
3. Also symbolizes health and fertility
Unique audience