TY - BOOK AU - Patzer,Gordon L. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Looks: why they matter more than you ever imagined AV - HM1151 .P375 2008 U1 - 306.4/613 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - AMACOM KW - Interpersonal attraction KW - Beauty, Personal KW - Social aspects KW - Human body KW - Sexual attraction KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=408762 ER -