Survey results were tabulated for twenty-three women most of whom were undergraduate university students. Each individual was asked to circle as many reasons as they thought applicable as to why women wear high heels. These choices were then weighted based on the total number of choices each individual selected; in other words if someone circled twelve of the available reasons they were marked down as giving one twelfth of their vote to each of the reasons they circled. These "weighted" choices were then tallied and used to rank the reasons as they appear below. In this way one vote by a person who carefully selected a small number of reasons can carry more weight than three votes by people who each selected many reasons (see # 15 for example). The actual number of (non-weighted) choices gives a similar but not identical ranking order and these numbers are included in parentheses for comparison.
5. They appear attractive in a “sexy” way (19)
1. They make one appear taller (19)
8. They promote a posture/body shape that appears attractive in a “sexy” way (17)
4. They appear attractive in a “classy” way (18)
2. They make one appear more sophisticated (17)
7. They promote a posture/body shape that appears attractive in a “classy” way (14)
16. It is expected for females conforming with society to wear them (10)
13. The sound they make on a hard surface draws attention (10)
11. They elevate one’s visual vantage point (8)
20. They are an efficient and/or legal way to carry a weapon (6)
15. They make one appear helpless/needy (like foot binding by the ancient Chinese) (1)
14. The sound they make on a hard is pleasant/attractive to others (3)
25. Wearing them has a positive effect on the weather (3)
21. They help to aerate lawns (2)
10. They promote a posture that is healthful (3)
6. They appear attractive in a natural/innocent way (3)
9. They promote a posture/body shape that appears attractive in a natural/innocent way (3)
12. They make one appear vain (2)
18. They are comfortable (2)
24. They provide good grip on slippery or icy surfaces (2)
17. They strengthen one’s ankle muscles (in practice for ice skating?) (1)
23. They are good detectors of cheap flooring by punching holes (1)
3. They make one appear more “down to earth” (1)
19. They are financially economical to purchase (1)
22. They allow one to locate cracks/holes in a sidewalk without looking (0)
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3 comments:
hummmm! very interesting.
I wonder how many decisions there are in my life which are primarily motivated by: how will this make me look on the outside?
... altogether too many, I'm afraid.
Well I still don't understand it, but I guess if they like wearing them it's their loss :P, or gain however the woman wants to look at it.
I imagine that we do the same thing with ties, except that some would argue that the inconvenient effects of heels are further on the scale than those of, let's say, ties or even suits.
Can we expect more telling surveys?
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