Physical attractiveness research: Toward a developmental social psychology of beauty

Human Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 217-239

  Adams, Gerald R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Developmental outcome; Dialectical perspective Inner structure; Outer appearance; Social behavior; Social exchange Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL ATTRACTION;

EID: 0017720811     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: 14230054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000271558     Document Type: Article

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