First published in 1986, this book looks at physical appearance as a determinant of personality and social behavior. There is no doubt that appearance has some impact on the way one is perceived and treated; and presumably, owing to the socially reflected nature of the self, personality likewise will be affected by appearance.

C. Peter Herman, Mark P. Zanna, E. Tory Higgins

Preface. Part I: Facial Attractiveness 1. Stereotyping Based on Physical Attractiveness: Issues and Conceptual Perspectives Karen K. Dion 2. From the Eye of the Beholder to Behavioral Reality: Development of Social Behaviors and Social Relations as a Function of Physical Attractiveness Judith H. Langlois 3. Psychological Adjustment of Patients with Craniofacial Deformities Before and After Surgery Arlette Lefebvre and Ian R. Munro Part II: Physique 4. The Social Psychological Effects of Overweight William DeJong and Robert E. Kleck 5. Causes and Consequences of the Current Preference for Thin Female Physiques Janet Polivy, David M. Garner and Paul E. Garfinkel 6. The Psychology of Height: An Empirical Review Julian V. Roberts and C. Peter Herman Part III: Impact on Social Behavior 7. Physical Appearance and Social Influence Shelly Chaiken 8. The Role of Olfaction in Social Perception and Behavior John M. Levine and Donald H. McBurney Part IV: Deviance 9. Maturation and Social Behavior: A Framework for the Analysis of Deviance Gregory Northcraft and Albert Hastorf 10. The Measurement of Attitudes Toward Physically Disabled Persons Jerome Siller Part V: Commentary 11. The Question of the Importance of Physical Attractiveness Ellen Berscheid. Author Index. Subject Index.