Beauty as a social construct 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyrealtionshipsUniversityNone Created by: mac123!Created on: 12-11-17 10:45 Naomi wolf Beauty is a social construct- should differ between cultures 1 of 20 3 parts to evolution variability, heritability and selection 2 of 20 Intersexual selection make yourself prettier for females to pick 3 of 20 intrasexual selection fight for the female, male on male competition 4 of 20 attractiveness in year book prettier- live longer, more likely to have reproductive success, wont stay single 5 of 20 valid cue to health health --> cue --> perception 6 of 20 average faces average face is near population average- mere exposure effect (psych) and gets rid of any genetic mutations (evolution)- Jill Rose and Frances Galton 7 of 20 average faces- cue to health? no 8 of 20 face symmetry- cue for health? potential link of IQ and social economic background to face symmetry but doesn't predict childhood illness 9 of 20 femininity smaller jaw bone, smaller brow ridge= more oestrogen= more fertile 10 of 20 femininity- cue for health? yes 11 of 20 masculinity- immunocompetence handicap hypothesis Testosterone handicaps immune system - predicts masculinity to be attractive as only some people can handle so much 12 of 20 masculine faces perceived by women as cold, dishonest and aggressive 13 of 20 masculinity- cue for health? no 14 of 20 Adiposity How fat you look- underweight and overweight are not healthy 15 of 20 Adiposity- cue for health? yes 16 of 20 colour- melanin yellow- tan- uv protection - decreases skin cancer, vitamin d deficiency- rickets 17 of 20 colour- carotenoids yellow/ red, antioxidats- good for immune systems and reproductive system 18 of 20 colour melanin and carotenoids people prefer an average of both 19 of 20 colour- cue for health yes 20 of 20
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