Physical Attractiveness & Our Preferences

A great deal of evidence shows that, given a choice of more than one potential partner, individuals will prefer the one who is more physically attractive.

Physical attractiveness is one aspect of sex appeal, and in fact, young men and women typically rate physical appearance as the most important. Other aspects include general body size (measured in various ways) and facial features.

The research data are quite consistent in showing that we select as potential partners people who are similar to us in social characteristics, age, race, education, and who share our attitudes and beliefs.

Sociobiologists view sexual behavior within an evolutionary perspective. Historically, the function of mating has been reproduction. Men and women selected mates according to their preferences. The successful ones produced more offspring.

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