Book Review: The Biology of Beauty: The Science behind Human Attractiveness

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  • Megan Coder

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.4.7170

Abstract

Rachelle M. Smith, an associate professor of psychology and the chair of social sciences at Husson University, is the author of this one-volume work. The subject of beauty is complex and has been heavily researched among many academic disciplines like anthropology, biology, evolutionary studies, psychology, and sociology. This research “has added to a foundation of understanding what it means to be attractive and the biological underpinnings of beauty” (vii).

Author Biography

Megan Coder

Megan Coder, Associate Librarian, State University of New York at New Paltz

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2019-10-25

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Sources: Reference Books