The impact of physical attractiveness on women's social status and interactional power

Sociological Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-471

  Haas, Anne ^a   Gregory Jr , Stanford W ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical attractiveness; Status accommodation; Status characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444479336     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-005-6597-2     Document Type: Review

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