Playboy playmates vary with the economy
• Amorous Capitalism , • Amorous Pop Culture , • Gender Studies
Some of the presentations from the American Psychological Society's annual convention.
Men also want women with a sense of humor, and job status lower than their own, the study found. ...
When times are lean, people prefer smaller eyes, thinner cheeks and larger chins, said psychologists Terry Pettijohn II and Brian Jungeberg of Mercyhurst College. But in good times, people prefer larger eyes, fuller cheeks and smaller chins.
The researchers used published data on the height, weight, hips, bust and waist sizes of Playmates of the Year between 1960 and 2000. Then they compared those figures to measurements of economic health for each year, such as unemployment, marriage and homicide rates. ...
The 119 children in the study perceived attractive female faces as higher on feminine attributes than unattractive female faces. But they weren't able to read much in male faces, handsome or not. Even homely female faces seemed more feminine, and thus more appealing, than the handsomest male faces, the researchers said. ...
Five percent of men in the study said they'd dated a black person, compared to 17 percent of women, says psychologist Charles Richmon of Wake Forest University. He also found that while males view African-American females as less feminine than European-American women, and that men who held stereotyped views of women were less willing to date interracially.
Forever Googling for Playboy Playmates
I see so many visitors hoping pictures of nude playmates. Well, you won't find them here. Below is a sample of some of the entries on things Playboy.
Accidental Playboy, The women are more tubular and skinny, I really got tired of writing about sex”, Death of the Centerfold, Playboy in the Middle East, Operation Playmate, Playboy on mobile phones, Hef's Superbunnies, Original Playboy Bunny costume, Bunnies of the World Unite!