body-image ideals

personal standards of optimal appearance for various body features: idealized features as opposed to actual attributes of appearance.

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December 26th 2024

socionomics

n. the study of nonsocial influences on social groups; that is, the ways in which the physical environment modifies society. This includes the effects of different terrains and climatic conditions on economic and social organization.