Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined /

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This eye-opening new book proves once and for all that when it comes to success, it's what's on the outside that counts.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Patzer, Gordon L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : AMACOM, ©2008.
Subjects:
Interpersonal attraction.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects.
Human body > Social aspects.
Sexual attraction.
Attraction interpersonnelle.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
Attrait sexuel.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Body, Human > Social aspects.
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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