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The link between masculinity and attractiveness in male faces is less clear than it is for females who possess more feminine faces.
Cunningham and Grammer & Thornhill used facial measurements and found that women preferred large jaws in men. ‘Masculine’ features, such as a large jaw and a prominent brow ridge are reliably associated with ratings of dominance in photographic, identikit, and composite stimuli. Despite some findings showing a preference for more masculine and dominant faces, several studies have shown that feminine characteristics and faces of low dominance are of increased attractiveness. Many studies have made use of computer graphic techniques to manipulate masculinity.
Sexual dimorphism in face shape can be manipulated by taking the geometrical differences between average male and female face shapes and applying this difference to new faces, making more or less masculine or feminine versions. This process simultaneously changes all dimorphic shape characteristics in the face. For example, ‘masculinizing’ a male face shape by increasing facial proportions relative to the differences between a male and female average increases the size of the jaw and reduces lip thickness because male jaws are larger than female jaws and the lips of men are thinner than those of women (typically).
Perrett presented both Japanese and Caucasian faces in their country of origin. For the male face stimuli, the shape selected by Caucasians as most attractive was significantly feminized for both the Caucasian male face and the Japanese male face continua. Similarly, Japanese participants also selected significantly feminized versions of the male stimuli for both the Japanese and Caucasian male face continua. Thus, in both cultures, it was found that participants showed a preference for feminized male faces. Although some of this variation may be attributed to other characteristics of the faces that varied between sets of stimuli, this does not explain the variability in preferences. It is therefore safe to assume that those in the West (Caucasians) as well as Asians prefer male faces with more feminine features than masculine ones.
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Cunningham and Grammer & Thornhill used facial measurements and found that women preferred large jaws in men. ‘Masculine’ features, such as a large jaw and a prominent brow ridge are reliably associated with ratings of dominance in photographic, identikit, and composite stimuli. Despite some findings showing a preference for more masculine and dominant faces, several studies have shown that feminine characteristics and faces of low dominance are of increased attractiveness. Many studies have made use of computer graphic techniques to manipulate masculinity.
Sexual dimorphism in face shape can be manipulated by taking the geometrical differences between average male and female face shapes and applying this difference to new faces, making more or less masculine or feminine versions. This process simultaneously changes all dimorphic shape characteristics in the face. For example, ‘masculinizing’ a male face shape by increasing facial proportions relative to the differences between a male and female average increases the size of the jaw and reduces lip thickness because male jaws are larger than female jaws and the lips of men are thinner than those of women (typically).
Perrett presented both Japanese and Caucasian faces in their country of origin. For the male face stimuli, the shape selected by Caucasians as most attractive was significantly feminized for both the Caucasian male face and the Japanese male face continua. Similarly, Japanese participants also selected significantly feminized versions of the male stimuli for both the Japanese and Caucasian male face continua. Thus, in both cultures, it was found that participants showed a preference for feminized male faces. Although some of this variation may be attributed to other characteristics of the faces that varied between sets of stimuli, this does not explain the variability in preferences. It is therefore safe to assume that those in the West (Caucasians) as well as Asians prefer male faces with more feminine features than masculine ones.
@Nick.Harte @Xangsane @Skywalker @delonisliterallyme @lilith @lowiqNormie @looksmaxprofile @Heinrich Schmidt @Xtra @Umbra @MaghrebGator @Christiano @ElTruecel @edgemaxx @latincell95 @Tai Lung @thereallegend
