ANT331H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Facial Symmetry, Concealed Ovulation, Orgasm
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Ideal female figure cross culturally signals female reprod status, reprod capability & health status. Males testosterone: android fat : stimulates fat deposits in abdominal region & inhibits fat deposition in thighs and buttocks highly mobilized for energy. Women: estrogen: gynoid fat inhibits fat deposition in abdomen & stimulates fat in thighs & buttocks energy reserve for pregnancy & lactation. Studies in remote cultural groups where food is scarce (yu & sheppard, 1998) doesn"t take into account other variables in mate selection. Symmetry(gangstad, thornhill & yeo, 1994) bilaterally symmetrical right and left sides are mirror images. Measure fa fluctuating asymmetry diff between measurements in bilateral elements. Hi levels of symmetry are thought to be indicative of hi levels of developmental precision inferred to possess good genes resistance to parasites. Thornhill & gangestad (1994); grammar & thornhill, 1994), thornhill et al. ,(1995) opposite sex attractiveness - correlated negatively with fa.
