Do men hold African-American and Caucasian women to different standards of beauty?
Do men hold African-American and Caucasian women to different standards of beauty?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2006.11.008
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发表时间：
2007-08-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Gray, James J
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作者：
Freedman, Rachel E K;Carter, Michele M;Gray, James J
研究人员考察了男性对非裔美国人和白人女性体型偏好的种族差异。不出所料，非洲裔美国男性倾向于选择较低的腰臀比（WHR）的理想身材，这与更有曲线的身材有关。然而，与预期相反，非裔美国男性并没有选择更胖的女性作为理想伴侣。事实上，两组人都选择体重过轻和正常的身材作为理想身材。这项研究的结果表明，虽然对腰重的偏好可能继续与文化因素有关，但非裔美国人和白人男性对女性体重的偏好可能变得更加相似而不是不同。此外，结果表明，在非洲裔美国人的样本中，有两个关于WHR偏好的子样本，其中一个子样本支持与白人相同的理想WHR。研究结果是根据文化价值可能发生的变化来讨论的，这种变化可能反映在什么被认为是有吸引力的变化上。
Racial differences in men's preferences for African-American and Caucasian women's body size and shape were examined. As expected, there was a trend for African-American men to choose ideal figures with a lower waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), which is associated with a more curvaceous figure. Contrary to expectations, however, African-American men did not choose heavier female figures as ideal. In fact, both groups chose underweight and normal weight figures as ideal. The results from this study suggest that while preferences for WHR may continue to be associated with cultural factors, African-American and Caucasian men may have become more similar than different in their preferences for female weight. Also, the results suggest that within the African-American sample, there were two subsamples with regard to WHR preferences, with one subgroup endorsing the same ideal WHR as their Caucasian counterparts. The results are discussed in terms of possible changes to cultural values that may be reflected in a change in what is considered attractive.