The Body Beautiful: Evolutionary and Sociocultural Perspectives

Swami, V.; Furnham, A.

In this volume, contributors from a range of perspectives - evolutionary psychology to anthropology, sociology to cognitive and motivational psychology - explore questions of what our attractiveness preferences are and why we find certain others physically attractive, offering a fresh perspective to understanding the perception of attractiveness.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-11-30

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349356645

DOI: 10.1057/9780230596887

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 316