Issues of stereotyping with regard to Native American or First Nations peoples have been the subject of scholarly works from a number of different fields, and the element of religion often has loomed large in these treatments. Yet even in an era when the general public is acutely attuned to such issues, stereotypes of First Nations peoples…

In a recent paper, [Kanazawa S. & Kovar J.L. (2004). Why beautiful people are more intelligent, "Intelligence," 32, 227-243] assert that given certain empirical regularities about assortative mating and the heritability of intelligence and beauty, that it logically follows that more intelligent people are more beautiful. It is argued here that…

In Robbins, R. & McKone, E. (2006). No face-like processing for object-of-expertise in three behavioural tasks. "Cognition" this issue, we showed face-like holistic/configural processing does not occur for objects-of-expertise on standard paradigms including inversion, part-whole, part-in-configurally-transformed-whole, and the standard composite…

On the basis of a review of the literature and the results of three experiments with dog experts, Robbins and McKone [Robbins, R. A., & McKone, E. (2006). No face-like processing for objects-of-expertise in three behavioural tasks, "Cognition"] argue that there is little or no evidence supporting an expertise account of the differences in…

Black women are underrepresented and stereotyped in advertising in the popular press. Both their physical characteristics, which run counter to the American ideals of beauty, and their relatively limited buying power are factors in this underrepresentation and misrepresentation. (GC)

Many gerontologists regard aging as an illness, but experimental therapeutic research carried out at Romania's National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatry in Bucharest over a period of twenty-five years indicates that with the aid of certain chemical drugs, the aging process can be retarded. (UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris) (SSH)

Discussion and observations may promote further research and continuing discovery appropriate to the complex field of clothing behavior. The author states that only through analysis of the combined aspects of social, psychological, and physical attributes of clothing can consumers find satisfaction in the attainment of ultimate goals. (CT)

Discusses the environmental, sociological, physical, and psychological elements of learning styles as well as how to put learning styles to work in the instructional program. (WD)

J. Weeden and J. Sabini's finding of small to no relation between traits rated as attractive in a mate and health of that mate might be interpreted as consistent with C. Darwin's (1859) proposal that these traits are arbitrary signs of beauty. However, such a conclusion would be premature. A combination of consistent empirical findings with…

Providing a framework for a symposium exploring the influence of physical attractiveness on the socialization process, this paper (1) offers a working definition of physical attractiveness, (2) reviews stereotypes associated with attractiveness, and (3) discusses a social network perspective on the influence of attractiveness. Physical…

Discusses the importance of physical attractiveness from an anthropological perspective, and examines its role in counseling research and practice. (BH)

A school nurse recommends that elementary school children be given a foot screening test for early detection of foot problems. (JD)

Discusses the differences between men and women in terms of physical/material aspects, in terms of life processes, formative forces, consciousness/awareness, and individual identity. (CT)

Critical factors in the selection of calipers for skinfold measurements to assess body fat percentage in children and considerations for the training of testers in their proper use are highlighted. (JMF)