"Dr. Berry provides a cogent and accessible analysis of the long-standing discrimination the less-than-lovely face daily. Her humanistic and jargon-free coverage of what it is like to be denied access and opportunity and to have your value as a human being called into question simply because you're not tall, slender, and beautiful enough is located both in the worlds of scholarly rigor and experiential closeness. Insightful, provocative, and compelling, this book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the myriad costs and consequences of fetish-ed beauty in 21st century America." -- Stephen L. Muzzatti, Ryerson University, author of Reflections from the Wrong Side of the Tracks "Beauty Bias: Discrimination and Social Power moves the few works we have on appearance to a new level, surpassing even the previous important work by Jean Kilbourne." -- Earl Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University "Beauty Bias is a welcome and necessary text. Berry tackles the complexities of appearance and how it is related to gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability status, and more. This book examines this topic historically, scientifically, psychologically, economically, and most importantly, critically." -- Joanne Belknap, Ph.D. Professor, Sociology, University of Colorado, Author, The Invisible Woman "Berry's treatment of physical appearance in the workplace is especially important." -- Rosemary Erickson, President, Athena Research Corporation "A fascinating and authoritative account of looks-based judgments and discriminations, Beauty Bias should be required reading for everyone who has a stake in how they (and how we) look--that is, for everyone. Berry's book is important both for the sheer amount of research it conveys and for the ways of thinking she models." -- Susan Schweik, Associate Professor, University of California at Berkeley