The psychology of physical attraction /

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Author / Creator:Swami, Viren, 1980-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Description:xv, 222 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6666957
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Other authors / contributors:Furnham, Adrian.
ISBN:9780415422505
0415422507
9780415422512
0415422515
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-214) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of plates
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • 1. What Pythagoras unleashed upon the world
  • 2. What is beautiful is good
  • 3. Darwin, sexual selection and the peacock's tail
  • 4. The naked woman and man
  • 5. Of hourglasses and triangles: human body weight and shape
  • 6. The Venus of Willendorf, Rubens and milking huts
  • 7. Welcome to the mating market
  • 8. No one is an island
  • 9. Getting to know you
  • 10. What future for physical attraction research?
  • References
  • Index