Attractiveness of facial averageness and symmetry in non-Western cultures: in search of biologically based standards of beauty

Averageness and symmetry are attractive in Western faces and are good candidates for biologically based standards of beauty. A hallmark of such standards is that they are shared across cultures. We examined whether facial averageness and symmetry are attractive in non-Western cultures. Increasing th...

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Main Authors: Rhodes, G, Yoshikawa, S, Clark, A, Lee, K, McKay, R, Akamatsu, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Pion Ltd. 2001
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