Masculine masks: Testosterone and makeup, and bearded sexists. 15 Dec 2015

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Rob 2 Comments

Masculine masks: what a bushy beard says about a man's attitudes to women, and why a hit of the male hormone testosterone could have you reaching for your make up bag.

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NOTE (8th Feb 2016): The scientists behind the testosterone and make up research have voluntarily retracted their paper. For more information, visit Retraction Watch.

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Feeling Hormonal? Slap on the Makeup
Are Bearded Men More Sexist?


Eurovision winner, Conchita Wurst. Pretty much the perfect image for a podcast about beards and make up. Alexander Gotter/Flickr

The articles covered in the show:

Fisher, C. I., Hahn, A. C., DeBruine, L. M., & Jones, B. C. (in press). Women’s preference for attractive makeup tracks changes in their salivary testosterone. Psychological Science. Read summary

Oldmeadow, J. A., & Dixson, B. J. (in press). The association between men’s sexist attitudes and facial hair. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Read summary

2 comments:

  1. Why are men turned off by armpit, leg, and (full) pubic hair on women? Doesn't it make more biological sense to like this hair since it shows she's adult?

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  2. I don't know if that is a cultural universal, though. Body hair preferences appear to be strongly dictated by fashion. I would be reluctant to make evolutionary hypotheses about behaviours that vary from generation to generation and from location to location.

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