In the context of tourism market, the cities are considered as products that are presented to consumers. Thus, it is necessary to emphasize the identity of these products. One of the essential components of urban identity is social... more
In the context of tourism market, the cities are considered as products that are presented to consumers. Thus, it is necessary to emphasize the identity of these products. One of the essential components of urban identity is social attraction. This research examines the relationship between the traditional urban pattern and social attraction, along with the user preferences both in investors' and tourists' point of view. Historical pattern is considered as an asset of environmental quality in the urban structure. The integration values of tourism related business locations and their sizes determine the physical and syntactic parameters of the spatial transformation, while emphasizing the relationship of built environment components with the social attraction capacity of Sultanahmet in Istanbul.
Physical attractiveness is increasingly framed as a meritocratic good that involves individual benefits, such as higher wages or success in the partner market. Investing in one’s physical appearance is thereby seen as a means to increase... more
Physical attractiveness is increasingly framed as a meritocratic good that involves individual benefits, such as higher wages or success in the partner market. Investing in one’s physical appearance is thereby seen as a means to increase one’s human capital. While the positive effects are well documented, its counterpart, the dark side of physical appearance, has received much less attention from social science research. This article sheds light on the negative effects of physical appearance using a theoretical framework based on the cultural sociology of Bourdieu, integrating both structure and agency perspectives. Using data from the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) from 2014, we demonstrate that unattractiveness is socially stratified by economic, cultural, and social capital. The article highlights the relevance of cultural factors (e.g. forms of cultural capital and cultural practices) for the analysis of the interplay between physical appearance and stratification as well...
Based on social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1986) and distributive justice norms (Walster, Berscheid & Walster, 1976), hypotheses were set forth outlining expected changes in social evaluations of resource allocators with changes... more
Based on social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1986) and distributive justice norms (Walster, Berscheid & Walster, 1976), hypotheses were set forth outlining expected changes in social evaluations of resource allocators with changes from interpersonal to intergroup situations. In interpersonal situations, fair allocators were expected to be more favourably evaluated than unfair allocators. This difference was expected to decrease, however, in weak intergroup situations (intergroup attenuation hypothesis) and reverse in strong intergroup situations (intergroup reversal hypothesis). In Expt 1 (N = 126), support for the former hypothesis was predicted and found in the minimal group paradigm. In Expt 2 (N = 82). support for the latter hypothesis was predicted and found following actual intergroup confrontation. In Expt 3 (N = 128), neither hypothesis was supported when the target and the recipients were out-group members. The discussion extends these hypotheses to other group processes such as leadership endorsement and social influence.
