Beauty and Social Capital

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08035-6_11" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08035-6_11</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08035-6_11" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-032-08035-6_11</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Beauty and Social Capital

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The central goal of this chapter is to map the relationship between beauty and social capital, and to answer the question of whether attractive people have more friends and social contacts that give them preferential access to important information or other benefits, or even direct benefits. The chapter begins by reviewing existing psychological and sociological studies that show that people prefer to associate and form bonds with more attractive people, which in turn increases their chances of accumulating stronger social capital, however, this social network is less dense with weaker ties that are primarily aimed at the mutually beneficial exchange of useful information. The next section discusses the different measures and operationalizations of both beauty and social capital. An empirical case from the Czech Republic is then presented, which shows that individuals with very above-average attractiveness are about three to four times more likely to have high levels of social activity and reciprocal social capital than individuals with very below-average attractiveness, especially women. In future comparative research, it would be useful to take into account the differences between the Czech Republic and other countries and to examine the stability of the empirical findings in a cultural and longitudinal perspective and their consistency in relation to gender.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Beauty and Social Capital

Popis výsledku anglicky

The central goal of this chapter is to map the relationship between beauty and social capital, and to answer the question of whether attractive people have more friends and social contacts that give them preferential access to important information or other benefits, or even direct benefits. The chapter begins by reviewing existing psychological and sociological studies that show that people prefer to associate and form bonds with more attractive people, which in turn increases their chances of accumulating stronger social capital, however, this social network is less dense with weaker ties that are primarily aimed at the mutually beneficial exchange of useful information. The next section discusses the different measures and operationalizations of both beauty and social capital. An empirical case from the Czech Republic is then presented, which shows that individuals with very above-average attractiveness are about three to four times more likely to have high levels of social activity and reciprocal social capital than individuals with very below-average attractiveness, especially women. In future comparative research, it would be useful to take into account the differences between the Czech Republic and other countries and to examine the stability of the empirical findings in a cultural and longitudinal perspective and their consistency in relation to gender.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-09220S" target="_blank" >GA22-09220S: Zdraví a štěstí v post-covidovém světě</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2026

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Handbook of Beauty and Inequality

ISBN

978-3-032-08034-9

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

147-159

Počet stran knihy

394

Název nakladatele

Springer

Místo vydání

Cham

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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