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Media & PAP — TV
Media always frames communication; in other words, media selects some aspects of a reality and makes them more salient in their respective report. Framing serves to illuminate one or very few factors about a topic while disregarding other information. By highlighting, or making salient certain aspects of a message over other aspects the message may influence receivers’ perceptions of what is more or less important or significant.
A message can be framed either positively or negatively and similarly when considering the framing of a written message, the same information can be phrased in several different ways depending upon word choice. For example, headlines running across the top of magazine covers represent an example of how framed messages can be presented in an easily identified format. A reader’s attention may be caught by the boldface, large-type letter fonts and then the positive or negative wording used. Media, such as magazines, influence what people talk about, as well as their perceptions, beliefs and attitudes. Frames are often generated by journalists to produce a particular definition, interpretation, or moral evaluation. By combining visual information with verbal information the framing of communication in media has even more powerful impact on perception. Comparing differing communicative messages, regarding physical attractiveness and healthy body shape standards, alongside accompanying photographs, shows a relationship between framing effects and perceptions of attractiveness and unhealthiness. There seems to be no doubt that media plays a very important role in the definitions and assessments of beauty and what is normal and not normal in the American society. Thin is ‘In’ American culture favors an increasingly shrinking body size for women when making judgments of physical attractiveness. This is made evident by the portrayals of women depicted in magazines, advertisements, television, and the movies.
Does it impact both men and women?
The results of scientific research shows that TV viewing biases social perceptions of body images in both sexes. Interestingly though TV viewing may not impact men’s consumption behavior. But for women, in contrast, TV viewing increases the real–ideal self discrepancy , which leads to consumption of products and services promising to achieve ideal bodies. For both males and females, TV viewing increases body dissatisfaction. It also alters or strengthens general beliefs about body images, which influence related behavior.
Given below are some examples from recent history where the Physical Attractiveness issue is in focus on TV.
Examples of TV Programs, in Recent History
More to Love
Length: 60 minutes, with commercials
Date: 2009 July 28, first broadcast
Media: Television network, US, ABC Television Network
Additional info: Program is weekly prime time reality type. July 28, 2009, the American television network FOX Television broadcast the first episode of its new weekly prim
etime reality program titled, More to Love. This first episode of this one-hour long program showed well the realities of physical attractiveness (PA) as part of the physical attractiveness phenomenon (PAP). This program series presents well the PA/PAP dimension of weight, particularly heavier weight, for males and females throughout life, as well as in the dating-mating aspect of life.
To view:
You can watch brief clips and full episodes of the above “More to Love” television program at http://www.hulu.com/search?query=more+to+love.
In addition:
>>> “You’re So Cute” (http://www.hulu.com/watch/86813#s-p1-st-i1) is a 30-second (00m32s) clip from the first episode that shows the initial quick introduction meeting of the selector (bachelor) and one of the twenty selectees (contestants) in the above “More to Love” television program broadcast on FOX television.
>>> “Big And Beautiful Casting” (http://www.hulu.com/watch/86798#s-p1-st-i1) is a 2-minute (02m15s) web exclusive that presents a look at the casting-screening-selecting process for the 20 contestants chosen for the program.
>>> “More To Love: Episode 1” (http://www.hulu.com/watch/85938) (subtitled: A husky hunk searches for love among 20 full-figured women) is the entire first 1-hour (43m12s) episode of the program.
More examples
- Toddlers & Tiaras
- Dating in the Dark
- Face Lift for a Job Lift (national network newsmagazine broadcast)
- The Bubble (episode) of 30 Rock (program)
- BBC Program on The Human Face (some clips From The YouTube)
Toddlers & Tiaras
Length: 60 minutes, with commercials
Date: 2009 August 12, first broadcast of second season
Media: Cable television network, US, TLC Television Network
Additional info: Program is weekly primetime reality type.
August 12, 2009, the American cable television network TLC Television broadcast the first episode of the second season of its weekly primetime reality program titled, Toddlers & Tiaras. This episode of this one-hour long program showed well, realities of physical attractiveness (PA) as part of the physical attractiveness phenomenon (PAP). This program series particularly focuses on the importance demonstrated by some parents concerning high physical attractiveness for their very young children who are entered into beauty competitions.
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Comments by others:
On any given weekend, on stages across the country, little girls and boys parade around wearing makeup, false eyelashes, spray tans and fake hair to be judged on their beauty, personality and costumes. Toddlers and Tiaras follows families on their quest for sparkly crowns, big titles, and lots of cash. The preparation is intense as it gets down to the final week before the pageant. From hair and nail appointments, to finishing touches on gowns and suits, to numerous coaching sessions or rehearsals, each child preps for their performance. But once at the pageant, it’s all up to the judges and drama ensues when every parent wants to prove that their child is beautiful.
To view:
You can watch brief clips, full episodes, and variety of related content of the “Toddlers & Tiaras” television program at: http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/toddlers-and-tiaras/.
In addition:
>>> “Toddlers & Tiaras – New Season” is a 30-second (00m32s) commercial for the first episode of the second season of the above “Toddlers & Tiaras” television program broadcast on TLC cable television: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5xHzVtm1Zw
>>> National network television news program discussion (consistent with PAP) of the “Toddlers & Tiaras” television program of “Toddlers & Tiaras” is presented by video at: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8308085, by video at: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8295552&page=1, and by video accompanied by printed text at: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8295552&page=1&nwltr=NL_mostpopularstories_hed3.
Dating in the Dark
Length: 60 minutes, with commercials
Date: 2009 July 20, first broadcast
Media: Television network, US, ABC Television Network
Additional info: Program is weekly primetime reality type, first episode in first season.
Media Life Magazine image July 20, 2009, the American television network ABC Television broadcast the first episode of its new weekly primetime reality program titled, Dating in the Dark. This first episode of this one-hour long program showed well the realities of physical attractiveness (PA) as part of the physical attractiveness phenomenon (PAP).
Comments by others:
In this unique reality show, three men and three women are picked to live in a house shrouded in total darkness and tasked with undergoing various dating activities. Cameras catch all the action using night-vision technology. At the end of each episode contestants get a chance to see each other in the light of day, and decide whether or not to pursue their relationship.
To view:
You can watch a clip (2m01s) of the above “Dating in the Dark” television program at television network, US, ABC Television Network at: http://abc.go.com/primetime/datinginthedark/index
In addition:
>>> Multiple clips of the above “Dating in the Dark” television program can be viewed at: http://www.tv.com/video/23593/Dating+in+the+Dark+-+Clip+1?o=tv&tag=bighead;video.
Face Lift for a Job Lift (national network newsmagazine broadcast)
Job Hunt Makeover: How Far Should You Go?
Length: 15 minutes
Date: 2009 July 20, first broadcast
Media: Television network, US, ABC Television Network
Additional info: This 15-minute segment was broadcast on Nightline (a 30 minute, long running, highly respected, popular, night time news program broadcast daily/nightly).
July 20, 2009, the highly respected nightly news program, Nightline, broadcast by the news division of the American ABC Television network opened its program with a 15-minute segment titled, Face Lift for a Job Lift — Job Hunt Makeover: How Far Should You Go? This segment showed the extent to which some individuals, but not all individuals, now go in search of employment in the current poor job market economy. It accordingly provided a form of documentation about the realities of physical attractiveness (PA) as part of the physical attractiveness phenomenon (PAP) and particularly the aspect of pursuits of higher levels of PA.
Comments by others:
Thanks to our beauty- and youth-obsessed culture, buying a new suit is the tip of the makeover iceberg for some job seekers. Instead, some are turning to personal trainers, dermal fillers or facelifts.” “From face lifts to tummy tucks, extreme measures to improve a resume.
To view:
You can watch this entire Nightline news segment, Face Lift for a Job Lift, by locating it within the ABC television news website at: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/
The Bubble (episode) of 30 Rock (program)
Length: 30 minutes, with commercials
Date: 2009 March 19, first broadcast
Media: Television network, US, NBC Television Network
Additional info: The Bubble episode was broadcast on 30 Rock, a long-running sitcom, stars include Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, episode #15 season #3.
The Bubble episode includes focus throughout this program on a particular good looking boyfriend of Liz, the Tina Fey character. He receives significant preferable treatment in all he does and everywhere he goes. Jack, the Alec Baldwin character comments that everyone knows, “pretty people are treated differently.” Overall, this portion of this episode shows well the realities of physical attractiveness (PA) as part of the physical attractiveness phenomenon (PAP).
Comments by others:
…the doctor character played by guest star Jon Hamm, AKA Don Draper, is so good looking that he lives by an entirely different set of rules than everyone else. Women throw themselves at him, he’s treated with kindness and generosity everywhere he goes and…you get the picture. For Hamm, you see lives in “The Bubble”, a protective wall that protects the absurdly beautiful (and, one would imagine, the absurdly rich) from the insults and everyday humiliations of the ignorant, non-beautiful rabble. Jack Donaghy knows this firsthand as he used to live inside “The Bubble”. He shows Liz a picture of himself at twenty-five and she is suitably impressed. For Alec Baldwin at twenty-five wasn’t just handsome: he was downright beautiful, a walking God even. Liz’s reaction is a cartoon eye roll and sarcastic moan.
To view:
At the time of writing this entry, clips from many episodes of the “30 Rock” television program, but not clips from the specific episode above, are available to watch at: http://www.hulu.com/
BBC Television Program (UK, six-part series) pertinent to PAP
In this six-part series, called, The Human Face, John Cleese narrates a BBC exploration into physical attractiveness phenomenon including determinants of physical attractiveness with focus on the face. This BBC broadcast series includes popular media personalities Elizabeth Hurley, Pierce Brosnan, David Attenborough, Michael Palin, top Hollywood writer William Goldman and others. In addition to an emphasis on beauty and its determinants all well within boundaries of physical attractiveness phenomenon a host of additional topics are included. For example, how we use our faces to make friends and influence people? Using examples of features, like, a girl who has no facial expressions, a laughter school in Bombay, a smiling school in Tokyo – he explores the question of whether our addiction to modern technology is stunting our ability to build relationships.
Continuing his journey and exploration of the mysteries of the human face by investigating its role in identity and recognition, he asks why do beautiful athletes run faster? Why do people with symmetrical faces make the best mates? And why does the mask of the Golden proportions 1.618 fit the face of the world’s most attractive men and women?
In the last of the four part series, Cleese examines the psychological allure of famous faces. Cleese explores what it takes to become an icon and wonders if the modern media confuses fame with achievement.
“The Human Face – Beauty – Part 1 of 6” (8m03s BBC video segment) presents PAP information:
“The Human Face – Beauty – Part 2 of 6” (8m39s video segment) presents PAP information:
“The Human Face – Beauty – Part 3 of 6” (8m36s BBC video segment) presents PAP information:
“The Human Face – Beauty – Part 4 of 6” (8m42s BBC video segment) presents PAP information:
“The Human Face – Beauty – Part 5 of 6” (8m32s BBC video segment) presents PAP information:
“The Human Face – Beauty – Part 6 of 6” (7m20s BBC video segment) presents PAP information:
Media & PAP — Movies / Films
Movies listed here pertain at varying extents and in differing dimensions to the physical attractiveness phenomenon. These listed movies can be purchased conveniently from Amazon.Com and/or viewed through various commercial services (such as, in the US, Netflix).
You are invited, welcomed, and encouraged to submit additional titles of movies appropriate to be listed in this section of this Physical Attractiveness Phenomenon website. Please note that all submitted information will be reviewed and appropriately revised before being listed here, and additional titles of movies will be listed only if the required information is provided. Simply click this hyperlink (submit additional titles of movies) for the form to provide the required information. Your knowledge, time, and effort to provide this information are sincerely appreciated. Thank you in advance for your contribution of movie titles not currently listed.
Examples of Movies / Films, in Recent History
| Movie Information | |
| Title of movie | Mask |
| Cast | Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, others |
| Director | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Studio | Universal |
| Studio Location | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Date of release | 1985 |
| MPAA rating | PG13 |
| Length of movie | 120 minutes |
| Genre | Drama based on true story, feature film, USA. |
| Appearance Phenomenon (relation of book) |
Illness causes a child’s face/head to become increasingly physically unattractive. Movie deals with intrapersonal (internal) and interpersonal (society/community) experiences of both the child and his mother. |
| Review of book, by others | Click 100kb or 56kb video (Powered by VideoPipeline.net) |
| Paid promotion info | No such hyperlink click is currently available here. |
| Buy movie, with manual delivery |
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| Submitted by | Gordon Patzer Chicago Illinois USA |
| Movie Information | |
| Title of movie | White Oleander |
| Cast | Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright Penn |
| Studio | Warner Brothers |
| Date of release | 2003 |
| MPAA rating | PG13 |
| Length of movie | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Genre | Drama |
| Appearance Phenomenon (relation of book) |
Movie includes scenario about an older attractive woman (foster mother) who is jealous of attractive teenage girl, to extent of accusing her of desiring her boyfriend and then ultimately shooting her in a jealous outrage. Also, less physically attractive teenage girl in an orphanage is jealous of attractive teenage girl, to extent of the first girl gets her friends together to jump/beat her. |
| Review of book, by others | This story is very real in terms of what actually happens or can happen in the life of a woman or young girl who is very physically attractive and also what happens with a woman who was once beautiful in her younger age but starts to loose her beauty as she ages and then seems to be threatened by that and she takes it out on others. |
| Submitted by | Timothy Hopkins Chicago IL USA |
Media & PAP — Internet
Social networking sites have illustrated the unique real-time power of the Internet to spread information rapidly across the world and now impacting social interactions and possibly the meaning of physical attractiveness in this new digital world as well. Social networks in the USA have already migrated from PCs to mobile phones, to suit the on-the-move lifestyles of young and even the older people are fast catching up.
This new mediated interaction has presented newer challenges for people. It is not only important to be physically attractive in the real world but equally important to be ‘digitally attractive’ to enjoy the physical world. For example, traditional matchmaking is being fast taken over by the digital world (e.g. check www.okcupid.com).
Interacting with friends is happening on Facebook. Work colleagues and ex-colleagues and even future employers are being introduced over the social networking platform of LinkedIn. Signaling your potential physical attractiveness over the twitter, the digital imprint is becoming the gateway to the physical world. There is a digital self that surrounds your physical existence and there is no denying that. In this scenario if you are not digitally attractive people may not even get to the level of physically knowing you or your attraction.
The power and potential of social networking sites for global and local messaging on physical attractiveness has introduced newer challenges for all. Online as a way of life is epitomized in MySpace , Facebook, LinkedIn, Orkut, Cyworld etc. and the virtual social life which originated in the US, has now expanded into the on-line “globosphere”. On 16th March, 2010, in what serves as the indication of ascending influence of online social networking on Americans, Facebook Inc. for the first time, edged Google out in terms of the number of page views during the last week in the US. Internet metrics firm Hitwise revealed that the social networking, Facebook garnered 7.07 percent of the total web visits compared with 7.03 percent of Google’s total page views for the week.
Social web life mirrors the real physical world.
Many admit that people suffer the same fear of being seen without friends or perhaps even loners, as in real life and thus bump up the numbers of friends and devote one’s whole being to seeking out and “befriending” old boyfriends/girlfriends, former colleagues and actual real-life pals when they join Facebook.
Facebook replicates your real-life in strange ways. Just as an unknown person would not know anything about you- No one can read your “profile” – i.e.,– until you are properly acquainted. After that there is no limit to the intimate details that Facebook reveals on a “newsfeed”, which brings you your daily fodder of gossip and things happening in your friends’ lives. Even trade unions came out openly in support of the right of an employee to have access to Facebook, when companies like Tesco in the UK blocked access to Facebook. One union, TUC, saw it as infringing the employees’ human rights.
While the under-30s have an instinctive feel for every new technology and are at ease with opening their lives, their holiday snaps and drinking mishaps to the whole virtual world, the middle-aged Facebook user blunders in, blind to etiquette, prone to social folly- just as a 40 something may find himself out-of-place in a teen party.
As the London Times (UK) newspaper columnist wrote in her column, “On our wedding anniversary my husband sent me a virtual bunch of flowers, to which I responded with a virtual kiss. Is this where marriage is leading: two people in the same house at separate screens, “poking” each other from different rooms?” This may be extreme however the role of digital medium and social interaction cannot be ruled out in physical attractiveness of individuals.
Mass Media & PAP — Books
Books listed here pertain at varying extents and in differing dimensions to physical attractiveness phenomenon. Books listed here can be purchased conveniently from Amazon.Com and likely obtained for no cost at your local library or through its Inter-Library Loan Service.
You are invited, welcomed, and encouraged to submit additional titles of books appropriate to be listed in this section of the physical attractiveness phenomenon website. Please note that all submitted information will be reviewed and appropriately revised before being listed here, and additional titles of books will be listed only if the required information is provided. Simply click this hyperlink (submit additional titles of books) for the form to provide the required information. Your knowledge, time, and effort to provide this information are sincerely appreciated. Thank you in advance for your contribution of book titles not currently listed.
Examples of Books, in Recent History
| Book Information | |
| Title of movie | Beauty (author: Brian D’Amato) |
| Author(s) | Brian D’Amato |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Publisher Location | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10103 |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Length of book | 344 pages |
| Genre | Fiction / Novel |
| Appearance Phenomenon(relation of book) | This book is a fictional story precisely consistent with the physical attractiveness phenomenon. A cosmetic surgeon creates masterpiece beauty or physical attractiveness through use of procedures and techniques not approved by the medical profession. The book focuses on the psychological aspects of pursuits of such higher levels of physical attractiveness. |
| Review of book, by others | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Paid promotion info | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with manual delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with Internet e-delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Submitted by | Gordon Patzer Chicago Illinois USA |
| Book Information | |
| Title of movie | Change Your Smile (author: Ronald E. Goldstein) |
| Author(s) | Ronald E. Goldstein |
| Publisher | Quintessence Publishing |
| Publisher Location | Chicago |
| Year of Publication | 1977 |
| Length of book | about 400 pages |
| Genre | non-fiction/medical text |
| Appearance Phenomenon(relation of book) | Book with many professional glossy photos showing how a person’s teeth and mouth can be improved. Written by a practicing dentist. |
| Review of book, by others | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Paid promotion info | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with manual delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with Internet e-delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Submitted by | Gordon Patzer Chicago Illinois USA |
| Book Information | |
| Title of movie | Living Doll (author: Cindy Jackson) |
| Author(s) | Cindy Jackson |
| Publisher | Metro Publishing Ltd. |
| Publisher Location | London England |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Length of book | 264 pages |
| Genre | Non-Fiction / Autobiography |
| Appearance Phenomenon(relation of book) | Cindy Jackson, known worldwide for transforming her appearance through many cosmetic surgeries in pursuit of higher physical attractiveness, which she has achieved. |
| Review of book, by others | www.cindyjackson.com/autobiography.html |
| Paid promotion info | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with manual delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with Internet e-delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Submitted by | Gordon Patzer Chicago Illinois USA |
| Book Information | |
| Title of movie | Survival of the Prettiest (Nancy Etcoff) |
| Author(s) | Nancy Etcoff |
| Publisher | Random House, Inc. |
| Publisher Location | 1540 Broadway New York, New York 10036 |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Appearance Phenomenon(relation of book) | This book speaks about the overall area or field of physical attractiveness and how important it is treated by populations as well as individuals. The book is an excellent description of the importance of appearance and specifically physical attractiveness in every person’s life and throughout history. |
| Review of book, by others | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Paid promotion info | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with manual delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with Internet e-delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Submitted by | Gordon Patzer |
| Book Information | |
| Title of movie | The Body Image Workbook: An 8-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks (author: Thomas F. Cash) |
| Author(s) | Thomas F. Cash |
| Publisher | New Harbinger Publications |
| Publisher Location | Oakland, California, USA |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Length of book | 221 pages, paper cover |
| Genre | Non-fiction, self-help |
| Appearance Phenomenon(relation of book) | Workbook for a person to overcome dislike of his or her own appearance/physical attractiveness |
| Review of book, by others | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Paid promotion info | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with manual delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Buy book,with Internet e-delivery | No such hyperlink is currently available here. |
| Submitted by | Gordon Patzer |
Mass Media & PAP — Video
Discourse via AV, re (regarding) PAP – Generally serious dialogue originally intended to inform about PAP and its various aspects, as seen on TV/television, movies, and other AV (audio-video) media.
Not Pretty, Really
Short film, documentary (02m45s)
2007, approximate year video made
This video (2 minutes 45 seconds) immediately below provides a reasonable, non-scientific, introduction to one aspect of PAP. It provides some real-life experiences and perspectives by individuals expressing their personal experiences; which parallel findings documented by significant amounts of scientific research.
Comments by others regarding this film: Being good-looking has its perks. But as individuals in this group confess, sometimes being beautiful can be a burden in fair disguise.
To view, click the following video-scree image, which should be visible on your computer screen.
Wear a Bra
Chatter via AV, re (regarding) PAP – Generally less serious content originally intended to entertain with seemingly harmless matter that uses or pertains to PAP, but which in the bigger picture likely, unintentionally, transmits and promulgates negative PAP consequences; as seen on TV/television, movies, and other AV (audio-video) media.
Wear a Bra
Television (US)
Short clip from network program (01m16s)
Program title: 30-Rock broadcast nationally by the NBC Television Network
Program description: weekly, long-running, 30-minute sitcom
Year of program episode: 2008
This video (01m13s) immediately below demonstrates a fundamental reality of PAP — higher PA equates more often than now higher monetary worth that then translates into assumed privileges of lifelong benefits. In this case, a scene from a national television network primetime sitcom portrays high PA in the form of a young, physically attractive, adult female, who presumes her life will lead to a rich spouse and privileged life that does not require “real work.”
This short 1-minute 16-second video clip shows other issues pertinent to PAP such as the connection between age and PA, self-esteem and PA, and workplace appropriate appearances.
Comments by Others:
Liz finally talks to Cerie about her inappropriate choice of clothing at the office.
To view, click the following video-scree image, which should be visible on your computer screen. Please note that this particular video may not play on a computer with an IP address outside of the United States.
Advertisements & PAP — Video
Advertisements via AV, re (regarding) PAP – Advertisements presented in this website section are only to display examples of the application and use of PA/PAP, as shown on TV/television, movies, and other AV (audio-video) media. In other words, these advertisements are not placed here with intent to persuade/sell you the user of this website about the advertised product or service shown.
Eyeglass commercial
(elderly husband and wife, “honey can we go home now”)
Television (US)
Short television commercial (00m16s)
Product: Eyeglasses
Company: ForEyes
2009, approximate year video made
This video (16 seconds) immediately below provides an excellent view of PAP and particularly the fact that PA is important, valuable, and a powerful appeal regardless of age or gender. In this case, this short 16-second video portrays an elderly husband and wife, with the wife very much influenced by a husband who might possess stereotypically high PA/handsomeness.
To view, click the following video-scree image, which should be visible on your computer screen.
Media & PAP — Radio & Podcast
Radio is all about sound, voices, music. So a typical question would be whether voice or sound could cue physical attractiveness? If so what cues does a sound or a voice give? There is nothing physical about the sound and yet it impacts the attractiveness of this invisible person.
It is said just as symmetry in features and scent are important and indicate genetic fitness, a person’s voice can give clues about his/her reproductive ability For instance, it’s no myth that good looking men often have deep voices. When at Northumbria University in the UK both men and women were asked to rate voices on attractiveness, dominance, confidence, and sexiness. They rated men with deep voices higher than those with high voices. When the pictures of these men were rated independently by the same subjects, the findings were corroborated by the fact that attractive faces and the deep voices were highly correlated.
Voices can gives clues to physical characteristics and listeners might be better at relating the two traits than they think they are. A 2002 study showed that people are able to match a speaker’s voice with a photograph over 75 percent of the time and that those people with symmetrical traits (a sign of genetic fitness) were rated as having more attractive voices.
Similarly in men, an attractive voice was correlated with a higher shoulder-to-hip ratio (broad shoulders, narrow waist); in women, voice attractiveness was correlated with waist-to-hip ratio (waist narrower than hips). Research has shown that a person’s voice can influence whether others find him alluring or unattractive. But once you connect the face with the voice, does the sound actually correspond to a knockout—or a letdown? Apparently according to a Japanese study, the attractiveness of voice and physical appearance had independent effects on interpersonal attraction.
Examples of Radio Programs, in Recent History:
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The Science of Attraction (BBC Radio 4) Have psychologists finally unlocked the secrets of attraction? Why do British men prefer slimmer women whereas the Samoans fall for females with the fuller figure? Philosopher David Hume declared “Beauty is no quality in things themselves; it exists merely in the mind that contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.”
But is it really the case that beauty, particularly personal physical attractiveness, defies scientific measurement because it’s purely subjective? Dr Viren Swami, Evolutionary and Social Psychologist and Research Associate at the University of Liverpool and the author of The Missing Arms of Venus de Milo, Reflections of the Science of Attractiveness explains why beauty can be objectively and scientifically defined.
Listen to The Science of Attraction program with Real Media Player
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Program: “Sins of Omission” with Host Paulie Abeles (New York City) Interview title: “Gordon Patzer on Sins of Omission with Host Paulie Abeles” has a broadcast length of 60 minutes 00 seconds.
Listen to the interview with Gordon Patzer program with Host Paulie Abeles at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nqr/2010/02/16/sins-of-omission-with-host-paulie-abeles
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Program: “The State We’re In” (RNW: Radio Netherlands Worldwide) Broadcast in ten languages by RNW and broadcast by NPR and others. Interview title with Gordon Patzer: “The Right to Make Yourself Beautiful: Beauty’s double edge”) has a broadcast length of 11 minutes 30 seconds as excerpted/edited by RNW from one hour interview.
List to the interview with Gordon Patzer on Radio Netherlands Worldwide at:
http://download.omroep.nl/rnw/smac/cms/beauty__s_double_edge_20090718_44_1kHz.mp3
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