Looks why they matter more than you ever imagined / [electronic resource] :
Gordon L. Patzer.
- New York : AMACOM, c2008.
- 282 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-271) and index.
Introduction: Looks, lookism, and the media -- Older than civilization -- Pass the genes, please : how looks drive dating, courtship, and marriage -- As the twig is bent : how attractiveness affects family dynamics -- Readin', ritin', rithmetic 'n' ridicule -- The job is looking good -- Rendering judgment : how looks affect courtroom results -- Physiognomy and public service -- Seeing is believing -- The dark side of physical attractiveness -- What price for good looks? -- The big business of beauty -- Epilogue: Rising above the effects of lookism.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Interpersonal attraction. Beauty, Personal--Social aspects. Human body--Social aspects. Sexual attraction.