Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer.
Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer.
Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer.
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Publisher
New York : AMACOM ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], c2008.
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N306.4613/ 13
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Language
English
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Physical content
282 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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 ju...
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Publisher
New York : AMACOM ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Looks lifts the veil from some ugly truths about beauty as it details a wide body of evidence pointing to its pervasive, sometimes detrimental, effect on our lives. Drawing from sources as diverse as fairy tales and biblical stories, historical cases and contemporary research, consumer advertising and reality TV, Looks exposes some of the unsettli...
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Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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N306.4613/ 13
Record Identifier
74VK3XLbGPR3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3XLbGPR3
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ISBN
9780814480540 (hbk.) :
0814480543 (hbk.) :
DDC
306.4613
MMS ID
991023797649702626
