TY - JOUR
T1 - On beauty
T2 - Evolution, psychosocial considerations, and surgical enhancement
AU - Alam, Murad
AU - Dover, Jeffrey S.
PY - 2001/7/7
Y1 - 2001/7/7
N2 - Beauty, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is "a combination of qualities, including grace of form and charm of coloring that delights the sight or other senses." In practice, beauty may be easier to recognize than to define. We may each know it when we see it, hear it, or smell it, but to accurately describe beauty or the features that impart it to a face, song, or scent can be daunting. Aaron Spelling, the Hollywood producer, explains that he "can't define it, but [he] know[s] it when it walks into the room." Physiological reactions may be triggered by the sudden apprehension of the beautiful object, as one modeling agent has noted: "It's when someone opens the door and you almost can't breathe." In narrow usage, as applied to persons, beauty may be characterized as an individual or societal assessment of attractiveness influenced by cultural standards.
AB - Beauty, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is "a combination of qualities, including grace of form and charm of coloring that delights the sight or other senses." In practice, beauty may be easier to recognize than to define. We may each know it when we see it, hear it, or smell it, but to accurately describe beauty or the features that impart it to a face, song, or scent can be daunting. Aaron Spelling, the Hollywood producer, explains that he "can't define it, but [he] know[s] it when it walks into the room." Physiological reactions may be triggered by the sudden apprehension of the beautiful object, as one modeling agent has noted: "It's when someone opens the door and you almost can't breathe." In narrow usage, as applied to persons, beauty may be characterized as an individual or societal assessment of attractiveness influenced by cultural standards.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 11405775
AN - SCOPUS:0034972036
VL - 137
SP - 795
EP - 807
JO - A. M. A. archives of dermatology and syphilology
JF - A. M. A. archives of dermatology and syphilology
SN - 2168-6068
IS - 6
ER -