Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Evolution of Human Physical Attractiveness

Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Evolution of Human Physical Attractiveness.
Steven W. Gangestad and Glenn J. Scheyd.

In Steven W. Gangestead and Glenn J. Scheyd article, The Evolution of Human Physical Attractiveness, they hypotheses, Can human standards of physical attractiveness be understood through the lens of evolutionary biology? The main focus includes the basic adaptation approach, which indicates selection pressures that have forged through evolutions past (pg525) Evolutionary models of signaling, states those non verbal signals will indicate attraction of the opposite sex; mating choice is a direct result. They argue that preferences are shaped by selection depending on conditions and geographic locations. (pg540) Across culture and time; physical activeness varies but seems to veer back to a median point. In present day we have made in attempt to fit the ‘evolutionary standard’ that we innately follow.

written by Mariana Gost

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