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Beauty at the Indiana Philosophy Ontology Project
BBC Radio 4's In Our Time programme on Beauty (requires RealAudio)
Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Theories of Beauty to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
beautycheck.de/english Regensburg University – Characteristics of beautiful faces
Eli Siegel's "Is Beauty the Making One of Opposites?"
Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty | Video on TED.com
Rhodes, G. (2006). "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty". Annual Review of Psychology 57: 199–
226. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190208. PMID 16318594.
8. Highfield, Roger. "Why beauty is an advert for good genes". The Telegraph. Retrieved February 13, 2012
9. Langlois, J. H., Roggman, L. A., & Musselman, L. (1994). "What is average and what is not average about
attractive faces?". Psychological Science 5: 214–220. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.1994.tb00503.x.
10. Sekayi, Dia (2003). "Aesthetic Resistance to Commercial Influences: The Impact of the Eurocentric Beauty
Standard on Black College Women". Journal of Negro Education (findarticles.com). Retrieved 2010-0531.[dead link]
11. Sharon Begley (14 July 2009). "The Link Between Beauty and Grades". Newsweek. Archived from the
original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
12. "Image survey reveals "perception is reality" when it comes to teenagers". multivu.prnewswire.com.
13. Lorenz, K. (2005). "Do pretty people earn more?" CNN News, Time Warner.
14. Hamermesh, Daniel (August 27, 2011). "Ugly? You May Have a Case". The New York Times. Retrieved
August 28, 2011.
15. Martin, Andy (August 10, 2010). "The Phenomenology of Ugly". The New York Times. Archived from the
original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
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The Problem of Beauty
The Æsthetic Ideal (Continued)
The Æsthetic Ideal (Conclusion)
The Æsthetic Ideal: Sketch of a Philosophy of Beauty
The Æsthetic Ideal: Sketch of a Philosophy of Beauty (Continued)
Salon of the Dilettanti: III. Types and Stereotypes in Art
Beauty, Cognition, and Goodness
Natural vs. Artistic Beauty
The Nature of Beauty
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"The Analysis of Beauty"
Woman's Beauty
The Power of Beauty
Metaphysics and Beauty
14. A Modern Standard of Feminine Beauty
15. The Photographic Beauty
16. What Is the Essence of All Beauty? A Definition
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1. Does beauty build adapted minds? Toward an evolutionary theory of aesthetics, fiction, and the arts
2. What is beautiful is good, but…: A meta-analytic review of research on the physical attractiveness
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Maxims or myths of beauty? A meta-analytic and theoretical review.
The beautiful. An introduction to psychological aesthetics
Why beauty matters
Physical attractiveness and its relationship to sex-role stereotyping
What is beautiful is culturally good: The physical attractiveness stereotype has different content in
collectivistic cultures
Stereotype directionality and attractiveness stereotyping: Is beauty good or is ugly bad?
Beauty, gender and stereotypes: Evidence from laboratory experiments
Darwinian aesthetics: sexual selection and the biology of beauty
The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty
Beauty & Ugliness and other studies in psychological aesthetics
The psychology of beauty
Brain correlates of aesthetic judgment of beauty
Beauty is in the adaptations of the beholder: The evolutionary psychology of human female sexual
attractiveness
ProQuest Research Library [requires an LAPL library card]
1. Sanders, M., Davis, T., & Love, B. C. (2013). Is better beautiful or is beautiful better? exploring the relationship
between beauty and category structure. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20(3), 566-73. Retrieved from
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2. Yeh, J., & Lin, C. (2013). Beauty and healing: Examining sociocultural expectations of the embodied goddess. Journal
of Religion and Health, 52(1), 318-34. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-011-9470-z
3. Burris, C. T., & Munteanu, A. R. (2012). Preferred female body proportions among child-free men. Archives of Sexual
Behavior, 41(6), 1431-7. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-9964-0
4. Kocsor, F., Rezneki, R., Juhász, S., & Bereczkei, T. (2011). Preference for facial self-resemblance and attractiveness in
human mate choice. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40(6), 1263-70. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9723-z
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5. Halsey, L. G., Huber, J. W., Bufton, R. D. J., & Little, A. C. (2010). An explanation for enhanced perceptions of
attractiveness after alcohol consumption. Alcohol, 44(4), 307-13. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.02.001
6. Lynn, M. (2009). Determinants and consequences of female attractiveness and sexiness: Realistic tests with
restaurant waitresses. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38(5), 737-45. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-008-9379-0
7. Seal, B. N., Bradford, A., & Meston, C. M. (2009). The association between body esteem and sexual desire among
college women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38(5), 866-72. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-008-9467-1
8. Swami, V., & Furnham, A. (2009). Big and beautiful: Attractiveness and health ratings of the female body by male
"fat admirers". Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38(2), 201-8. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-007-9200-5
9. Sachsida, A., Dornelles, A. C., & Mesquita, C. W. (2008). Beauty and the labor market - study one specific occupation.
Rochester: doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.505742
10. Diessner, R., Solom, R. C., Frost, N. K., Parsons, L., & Davidson, J. (2008). Engagement with beauty: Appreciating
natural, artistic, and moral beauty. The Journal of Psychology, 142(3), 303-29. Retrieved from
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11. Tsai, C., & Chang, C. (2007). THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS OF MODELS ON ADVERTISING
EFFECTIVENESS FOR MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS. Adolescence, 42(168), 827-36. Retrieved from
http://ezproxy.lapl.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/195938838?accountid=6749
12. Sweetnam, A. (2007). 'Are you a woman-or a flower?'1: The capacity to experience beauty. International Journal of
Psychoanalysis, 88, 1491-506. Retrieved from
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13. Rhodes, G. (2006). THE EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY OF FACIAL BEAUTY. Annual Review of Psychology, 57, 199-226.
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14. Riniolo, T. C., Johnson, K. C., Sherman, T. R., & Misso, J. A. (2006). Hot or not: Do professors perceived as physically
attractive receive higher student evaluations? The Journal of General Psychology, 133(1), 19-35. Retrieved from
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15. Winkler, C., & Rhodes, G. (2005). Perceptual adaptation affects attractiveness of female bodies. British Journal of
Psychology, 96, 141-54. Retrieved from
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16. Finger, C. (2003). Brazilian beauty. The Lancet, 362(9395), 1560. Retrieved from
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17. Thomsen, S. R., Weber, M. M., & Brown, L. B. (2002). The relationship between reading beauty and fashion
magazines and the use of pathogenic dieting methods among adolescent females. Adolescence, 37(145), 1-18.
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18. Harrison, K. (2001). Ourselves, our bodies: Thin-ideal media, self-discrepancies, and eating disorder symptomatology
in adolescents. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 20(3), 289-323. Retrieved from
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19. Wijsbek, H. (2000). The pursuit of beauty: The enforcement of aesthetics or a freely adopted lifestyle? Journal of
Medical Ethics, 26(6), 454-8. Retrieved from
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20. Schine, C. (1999, Jul 04). Tanning and authenticity. New York Times Magazine, , 14-6, 14:1. Retrieved from
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21. Maisey, D. S., Vale, E. L. E., Cornelissen, P. L., & Tovee, M. J. (1999). Characteristics of male attractiveness for
women. The Lancet, 353(9163), 1500. Retrieved from
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22. Kids on the catwalk? (1997, Feb 24). Current Events, 96, 3-6. Retrieved from
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23. Stevens, J., Kumanyika, S. K., & Keil, J. E. (1994). Attitudes toward body size and dieting: Differences between elderly
black and white women. American Journal of Public Health, 84(8), 1322-5. Retrieved from
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24. Parekh, H., & Kanekar, S. (1994). The physical attractiveness stereotype in a consumer-related situation. The Journal
of Social Psychology, 134(3), 297-300. Retrieved from
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1. Alkon, Amy. "THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY. (Cover Story)." Psychology Today 43.6 (2010): 54-59.
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2. THOMPSON, CHERYL. "Black Women, Beauty, And Hair As A Matter Of Being." Women's Studies 38.8 (2009): 831856. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=44760135&site=ehost-live
3. WHITE, CONSTANCE C.R. "Our Own Standards Of Beauty." Essence (Time Inc.) 42.7 (2011): 18.
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4. Miller, Mary. "Extreme Makeover." Archaeology 62.1 (2009): 36-42.
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5. Alapack, Richard J. "Under Siege: A Woman's Beauty And Health." Humanistic Psychologist 39.4 (2011): 366-374.
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6. ROHNER, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE, and ANDERS RASMUSSEN. "Recognition Bias And The Physical Attractiveness
Stereotype." Scandinavian Journal Of Psychology 53.3 (2012): 239-246.
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7. Reel, Justine J., et al. "Age Before Beauty: An Exploration Of Body Image In African-American And Caucasian Adult
Women." Journal Of Gender Studies 17.4 (2008): 321-330.
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8. "Beauty Is.." Good Housekeeping 250.2 (2010): 83.
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9. Gottschall, Jonathan. "The “Beauty Myth” Is No Myth." Human Nature 19.2 (2008): 174-188.
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10. DJANIE, AKUA. "The Black Woman And The Beauty Myth." New African 533 (2013): 64-65.
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11. Rosen, Christine. "The Anti-Beauty Myth." Commentary 130.4 (2010): 36-38.
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12. Foluo, J. Konadu. "The Lighter Side Of Marriage: Skin Bleaching In Post-Colonial Ghana." African & Asian Studies
8.1/2 (2009): 125-146. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=49787679&site=ehostlive
13. Lewis, Wendy. "The Changing Face Of Beauty." USA Today Magazine 138.2774 (2009): 64-66.
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14. Brokhoff, Miki, et al. "Cultural Influences On Body Dissatisfaction, Body Change Behaviours, And Disordered Eating
Of Japanese Adolescents." Asian Journal Of Social Psychology 15.4 (2012): 238-248.
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15. Bennett, Jessica. "The Beauty Advantage." Newsweek 156.4 (2010): 46-48.
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16. Robins, Roy. "The Faces Of Fame." New Statesman 138.4931 (2009): 20.
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17. Bonafini, B. A., and P. Pozzilli. "Body Weight And Beauty: The Changing Face Of The Ideal Female Body Weight."
Obesity Reviews 12.1 (2011): 62-65.
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18. Grossman, Samantha. "Singer Challenges Beauty Stereotypes By Being Transformed With Photoshop In New Music
Video." Time.Com (2014): 1.
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19. Principe, Connor P., and Judith H. Langlois. "Faces Differing In Attractiveness Elicit Corresponding Affective
Responses." Cognition & Emotion 25.1 (2011): 140-148.
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20. Harrington, Maureen. "No Body's Perfect." People 69.4 (2008): 85-86.
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21. BERMAN, NAOMI, and ALEXANDRA WHITE. "Refusing The Stereotype." Youth Studies Australia 32.4 (2013): 38-47.
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22. Thayer, Zaneta M., and Seth D. Dobson. "Geographic Variation In Chin Shape Challenges The Universal Facial
Attractiveness Hypothesis." Plos ONE 8.4 (2013): 1-5.
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23. Djanie, Akua. "The Black Woman And The Beauty Myth." New African 488 (2009): 60-61.
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24. Patton, Tracey Owens. "Hey Girl, Am I More Than My Hair?: African American Women And Their Struggles With
Beauty, Body Image, And Hair." NWSA Journal 18.2 (2006): 24-51.
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25. Greenberg, Deborah R., and David J. LaPorte. "Racial Differences In Body Type Preferences Of Men For Women."
International Journal Of Eating Disorders 19.3 (1996): 275-278.
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