1. Kaila Su Young Kim

2. Different perceptions

3. 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

4. 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)

5. Results

8. 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

9. Annual Beauty Spending

10. Words that are related to physical appearance Dieting Fashion Cosmetic Surgery http://clues.yahoo.com/

11. Why? * General stereotype * Male dominance society 1.“survival of the prettiest” – Nancy Etcoff 2.“good looks are a woman's most fungible asset, exchangeable for social position, money, even love.” 3.Also symbolizes health and fertility

12. Unique audience