Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-295) and indexes.
Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives on the gender-appearance relationship: the sociobiological and sociocultural perspectives -- Gender and the interpersonal implications of facial appearance -- Gender and the professional implications of facial appearance -- Gender and the societal implications of facial appearance -- The personal consequences of facial appearance for females and males -- Gender and the implications of body appearance -- The personal consequences of body appearance for females and males -- Gender and the importance of physical appearance: some conclusions.