Facial attractiveness: evolutionary, cognitive, and social perspectives

Abstract

What Makes A Face Attractive and Why: The Role of Averageness in Defining Facial Beauty by A.J. Rubenstein, J.H. Langlois, and L.A. Roggman The Attractiveness of Average Faces: Cross-Cultural Evidence and Possible Biological Basis by G. Rhodes, K. Harwood, S. Yoshikawa, M. Nishitani and I. McLean Evolution and Individual Differences in the Perception of Attractiveness: How Cyclic Hormonal Changes and Self-Perceived Attractiveness Influence Female Preferences for Male Faces by A.C. Little, I.S. Penton-Voak, D.M. Burt, and D.I. Perrett Female Faces and Bodies: N-Dimensional Feature Space and Attractiveness by K. Grammer, B. Fink, A. Juette, G. Ronzal, and R. Thornhill An Ethological Theory of Attractiveness by M. Enquist, S. Ghirlanda, D. Lundqvist, and C. Wachtmeister Charismatic Faces: Social Status Cues Put Face Appeal in Context by C.F. Keating Dimensions of Facial Physical Attractiveness: The Intersection of Biology and Culture by M.R. Cunningham, A.P. Barbee, C. Philhower Cultural Perspectives on Facial Attractiveness by K.K. Dion Nature Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom: The Multiple Ways and Wherefores of Attractiveness by L.A. Zebrowitz, G. Rhodes Index