Sociobiology.(new research on male preference for 'hourglass' female body-type)(Brief Article) From: The Economist (US) | Date: November 28, 1998 | COPYRIGHT 1998 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A beauty contest

WHILE art historians agree that standards of beauty have changed over time-witness the plump shapes of Rubens, versus the svelte forms of Klimt-many scientists beg to differ. In particular, sociobiologists argue that aesthetic judgments, particularly about prospective mates, are deeply ingrained in human nature and are carried in our genes. But in this week's issue of Nature, Douglas Yu, a biologist at Imperial College, London, and Glenn Shepard, an anth...

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