“ Can one give too much importance to physical appearance ?” Initially , appearance...

“ Can one give too much importance to physical appearance ?”

Initially , appearance counts because they constitute the first source of information which we have on a person, especially if we do not know it! Others judge us therefore on our physical appearance, and we make it just as much, in an automatic way, in the first instants of a meeting Simply because we try to understand other one from some indications which we have.

Sometimes, it is possible to have prejudices based on physical appearance, when we learn to know the person! It can happen that the impression that what we had believed we saw in the first instants is confirmed, or on the contrary, it changes, according to the behaviour adopted by the person (for example : depending on whether she proves to be haughty , I keep my a priori or I come back over).

The physical appearance also can be  subject of discrimination. It is possible to point out this discrimination especially in the professional frame. At first, criteria not founded during maintenance of hiring is determiner of the choice of the boss. He will  advantage more  to physical appearance  and not to certificate.

Lorraine Menanteau T.ES

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Initially, THE PHYSICAL appearance OF A PERSON counts because they constitute the first source of information which we have on a person, especially if we do not know HIM/HER! Others judge us therefore, on our physical appearance, and we DO it just as much, in an automatic way, in the first instants of a meeting, simply because we try to understand THE other from some indications THAT we have/POSSESS.

Sometimes, it is possible to have prejudices based on ONE'S physical appearance, when we learn to know the person! It cOULD SO happen that the impression that we had in the first instants REMAINS THE SAME, OR on the contrary, changes, according to the behaviour adopted by the person (for example : depending on whether HE/she proves to be haughty , I keep my OPINION OR CHANGE IT).

The physical appearance also can be subject of discrimination. It is possible to point out this discrimination especially in the professional frame. At first, IT IS A criteria TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHILE HIRING A PERSON IF HE/SHE IS COMPETING WITH SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS. THE EMPLOYER COULD GIVE MORE IMPORTANCE TO ONE'S physical appearance IN SUCH A CASE.