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Revision as of 11:40, 16 April 2003 by Karada (talk | contribs) (more)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sexual attractiveness is humans generally involves:
- a body shape and appearance sanctioned by the local culture
- a lack of visible disease or deformity
- a high degree of symmetry between the left and right sides of the body, particularly of the face
- pleasing bodily posture
There may sometimes be a focus on particular features of the body, such as breasts, legs, hair, or musculature. In this regard, there can be said to be a degree of fetishistic arousal in most normal individuals who respond to particular bodily features as a sign of attractiveness.
To do:
- sexual attraction in other animals
- sexual display
- behavioral imprinting