Looks [electronic resource] : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer.
By: Patzer, Gordon L.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type:![materialTypeLabel](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/BK.png)
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, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
There are no comments for this item.