Patzer, Gordon L.

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.


Electronic books.

HM1151 / .P375 2008

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