Date of Defense
Spring 4-16-2004
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Thomas Ford, Sociology
Second Advisor
Gerald Markle, Sociology
Third Advisor
Paul Weiner, Sociology
Keywords
waiters, waitresses, wait staff
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a field experiment designed to test the hypothesis that restaurant patrons (particularly men) would leave larger tips for an attractive versus unattractive female server. The author manipulated server attractiveness by varying her appearance before shirts as a food server at a popular restaurant. Contrary to the hypothesis, patrons (both men and women) left comparable sized tips in the attractive and unattractive server conditions. Explanations for this null effect are discussed in the contest of research on the effect of server attractiveness on tipping and perceived tipping norms.
Recommended Citation
Wisneski, Anne M., "The Effect of Female Server's Attractiveness on Restaurant Tipping" (2004). Honors Theses. 483.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/483
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access