What is PAP (Physical Attractiveness Phenomenon)

Physical Attractiveness Phenomenon (PAP) is the collective realities of PA. It is powerful, pervasive, and often unrecognized or denied. It impacts every individual, throughout every community, across the United States and around the world. These realities connected to a person's PA exist throughout life--literally from birth to death, from cradle to grave--and, increasingly, even before life begins.

PAP is not limited to a particular sex, age, race, income, or geographical location. It affects males and females, young and old, rich and poor, white and black, small town and big city, and all other people regardless of demographic and socioeconomic descriptor. Generally and overwhelmingly, an appearance higher in physical attractiveness is beneficial whereas an appearance lower in Physical Attractiveness is detrimental. And, this reality translates into social consequences with political and ethical dilemmas that range from realities concerning ideals about all people being born equal to unreasonable pursuits of higher levels of PA.

Of course, exceptions occur concerning all phenomena. And, as for all phenomenons, exceptions to the rule do not disprove or invalidate the rule.

In summary, however discomforting the related facts, the reality is that what you look like--or, more important, how your looks are perceived, by others and by yourself--shapes your life in dozens of subtle and not so subtle ways from cradle to grave. A few examples might be:

PAP (Physical Attractiveness Phenomenon)

		PA affects the way nurses treat newborns in the same way that it shapes the manner in which parents act and react with their children.
		PA influences a child's self-image and becomes a significant factor in how teachers evaluate, assist and grade pupils from kindergarten to graduate school.
		It's a key factor in finding and keeping mates and close friends, in choosing an occupation and in finding or keeping a job and in defining the limits of an individual’s success in their chosen field
		PA affects who gets hired, subsequent promotions and earnings, as well as who gets elected to political offices.
		PA effects permeate such supposedly neutral arenas as courtrooms and elections. Juries, for example, tend to attach more credence to the arguments of a winsome attorney than to that of his or her less enticing counterpart. Each witness' testimony is processes through, often unconsciously, through jurors’ perceptions of their PA and anyone accused of a crime is judged as much on their personal PA as on the facts introduced to a jury.

PA - Its importance and benefits.

Instantly upon sight, people consciously and subconsciously assess the PA dimension of a person’s appearance. PA triggers assumptions, expectations, attitudes, behaviors, and consequences…far more than realized or admitted.

PA impacts an individual person's income, employment, finances, education, health, friendships, dating and mating, children, self-esteem, medical care, and much more.