What we think of as "normal" body shape is affected by what we're accustomed to—the range of body shapes we see. My new research with colleagues shows that this is true for young children as well as ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

New research provides evidence that when men evaluate the physical size of female bodies, they look first at the torso, followed by the legs, and finally the arms. The findings also suggest that men ...