01896nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10271769 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070814s2008 nyu sb 001 0 eng 2007033524 GBA788459 bnb 014235481 Uk 9780814480540 0814480543 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560613681 HM1151 .P375 2008eb 306.4/613 22 Patzer, Gordon L. Looks [electronic resource] : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer. New York : AMACOM, c2008. 282 p. 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. Interpersonal attraction. Beauty, Personal Social aspects. Human body Social aspects. Sexual attraction. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10271769 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 23370 23370