Race differences in face-ism

Does facial prominence imply dominance

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ID6199020
AuthorsMiron Zuckerman (0000-0002-2420-5962, University of Rochester), Suzanne C Kieffer
Year1994
Volume66
Issue1
Pages86-92
Publication date1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.66.1.86
OpenAlexW4255002070
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited3

It was hypothesized that visual depictions that are lower in «face-ism» (i.e., showing less of the face and more of the body) elicit impressions of lower power. It was thus predicted that depictions of a discriminated-against minority would be lower in face-ism than those of a dominant majority. Four data sets showed lower face-ism in visual displays of Blacks than in those of Whites: Pictures from American and European periodicals, American portrait paintings, and American stamps (the portraits and the stamps showed the effect only when created by Whites). The race difference in face-ism for the American periodicals was maintained even when the race difference in status was held constant

Cognitive psychology · Dominance (genetics · Face (sociological concept · Face perception · Linguistics · Perception · Race (biology · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Genetics · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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