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List of Figures and Tables | p. vii |
Notes on Contributors | p. x |
Preface | p. xvii |
Introduction | |
Mutual and Partaken Bliss: Introducing the Science of Bodily Beauty | p. 3 |
Methodological Critiques | |
Waist-to-Hip Ratios and Female Attractiveness: Comparing Apples, Oranges, and Pears | p. 15 |
The Volume-Height Index as a Body Attractiveness Index | p. 29 |
Methodological Issues in Studies of Female Attractiveness | p. 46 |
Attractiveness Research Across Cultures | |
An Evolutionary Perspective on Male Preferences for Female Body Shape | p. 65 |
Masculinity, Culture, and the Paradox of the Lek | p. 88 |
Healthy Body Equals Beautiful Body? Changing Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness with Shifting Socioeconomic Status | p. 108 |
Theory Development: Evolutionary Perspectives | |
The Shaping of Women's Bodies: Men's Choice of Fertility or Heat Stress Avoidance? | p. 131 |
Interpersonal Metaperception: The Importance of Compatibility in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Bodily Cues | p. 159 |
Mate Preferences in Social Cognitive Context: When Environmental and Personal Change Leads to Predictable Cross-Cultural Variation | p. 185 |
Theory Development: Sociocultural Perspectives | |
The Roles of Stereotypes and Group Norms on Perceptions of Bodily Attractiveness | p. 209 |
Feminism and Body Image | p. 236 |
The Impact of Western Beauty Ideals on the Lives of Women: A Sociocultural Perspective | p. 259 |
Index | p. 299 |
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