Looks [electronic resource] : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer.
By: Patzer, Gordon L.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: New York : AMACOM, c2008Description: 282 p.Subject(s): Interpersonal attraction | Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects | Human body -- Social aspects | Sexual attractionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.4/613 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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