Psychology of Beauty: An Overview of the Contemporary Research Lines
Psychology of Beauty: An Overview of the Contemporary Research Lines
Author(s): Andrei-Corneliu HolmanSubject(s): Psychology
Published by: EDITURA POLIROM S.A.
Keywords: beauty; research lines
Summary/Abstract: We present a synthesis of the contemporary approaches on the topic of corporal beauty, by dividing them into eight major research lines, each illustrated by a set of most representative theories and results: evolutionary, sociocultural and body image approaches, researches on the cross-cultural standards of beauty, on its factors, effects, personal benefits and media representations.
Journal: Psihologia socială
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 81-94
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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