Abstract
A majority of cultural anthropologists underestimate the value of sociobiological theory for a better understanding of human behavior. This essay attempts to demonstrate the shortcomings of this position by presenting an illustrative problem. Sexually asymmetrical physical attractiveness phenomena are examined first from a traditional psychosocial model. In its pure form this model is unable to account for the known data; when supplemented by sociobiological premises, however, these difficulties are resolved.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Human Mosaic |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| State | Published - Aug 1 1989 |