Abstract
The power of beauty influences many aspects of modern society and daily life—perceptions
surrounding beauty date to ancient philosophers and have evolved significantly throughout
history. Still, there appear to be universally accepted physical characteristics of
beauty that span different cultures. Human beings have an inherent ability to distinguish
between attractive and non-attractive based on physical features that include facial
averageness, symmetry, skin homogeneity, and sexual dimorphism (sex-typical characteristics).
Although beauty standards have changed over time, youthful appearance has remained
a permanent influential component of facial attractiveness. Each person's perception
of beauty is influenced by environment and perceptual adaptation, an experience-based
process. Perception of beauty varies by race and ethnicity. We discuss typical features
of Caucasian, Asian, Black, and Latino beauty. We also review the effects of globalization
on spreading foreign beauty culture and discuss how social media change traditional
beauty stereotypes within the different races and ethnicities.
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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.
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