The body beautiful : evolutionary and sociocultural perspectives / edited by Viren Swami and Adrian Furnham.

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Other Authors: Swami, Viren, 1980- (Editor), Furnham, Adrian (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mutual and partaken Bliss: introducing the science of bodily beauty / Adrian Furnham, Viren Swami
  • Waist-to-hip ratios and female attractiveness: comparing apples, oranges, and pears / Donald H. McBurney, Sybil A. Streeter
  • The volume-height index as a body attractiveness index / Jintu Fan
  • Methodoloical issues in studies of female attractiveness / Melissa Bateson, Piers L. Cornelissen, Martin J. Tovee
  • And evolutionary perspective on male preference for female body shape / Isabel Scott ... [et. al]
  • Masculinity, culture, and the paradox of the Lek / Douglas W. Yu, Stephan R. Prooulx, Glenn H. Shepard
  • Healthy body equals beautiful body? Changing perceptions of health and attractiveness with shifting socioeconomic status / Martin J. Tovée, Adrian Furnham, Viren Swami
  • The shaping of women's bodies: men's choice of fertility or heat stress avoidance? / Dorothy Einon
  • Interpersonal metaperseption: the importance of compatibility in the aesthetic appreciation of bodily cues / Kerri L. Johnson, Louis G. Tassinary
  • Mate preferences in social cognitive context: when environmental and personal change leads to predictable cross-cultural variation / Leif D. Nelson, Terry F. Pettijohn II, Jeff Galak
  • The roles of stereotypes and group norms on perceptions of bodily attractiveness / Tom Hildebrandt, Janet D. Latner
  • Feminism and body image / Linda Smolak, Sarah K. Murnen
  • The impact of western beauty ideals on the lives of women: a sociocultural perspective / Rachel M. Calogero, Michael Boroughs, J. Kevin Thompson.
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