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Physical attractiveness
is the perception of the physical traits of an individual
human person as aesthetically pleasing or beautiful,
and can include various implications such as sexual
attractiveness and physique. What is considered physically
attractive is dependent on three factors: universal
perceptions common to all human cultures, cultural and
social aspects and individual subjective preferences.
Despite universally held perceptions of beauty in both
sexes, males tend to place significantly higher value
on physical appearance in a partner than women do. This
can be explained by evolutionary psychology as a consequence
of ancestral humans who selected partners based on secondary
sexual characteristics, as well as general indicators
of fitness (for example, symmetrical features) enjoying
greater reproductive success as a result of higher fertility
in those partners, although a male's ability to provide
resources for offspring was likely signaled less by
physical features. This is because the most prominent
indicator of fertility in women is youth, while the
traits in a man that enhance reproductive success are
proxies for his ability to accrue resources and protect.
There appear to be universal standards regarding attractiveness
both within and across cultures and ethnic groups...
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