【加賴叫過去】評論

In an intriguing study, Dutch psychologists followed up on some earlier work on male height to find out more about what leads women to prefer taller guys. They were also curious to learn how and why people are satisfied with their own height. Evolutionarily speaking, one might argue that a tall man would be preferred by women because, if you follow the argument, he’ll be stronger and better able to keep off physical threats to his family. However, unless taller equals stronger, faster, and smarter, height wouldn’t seem to offer any particularly unique advantage. Taller men may only seem stronger because we associate height with weight and strength. And being “looked up to,” quite literally, may at some level lead taller men to feel that they have superior qualities. The idea that tall man equals power may simply be part of the male-female power differential. Men are taller because of hormonal influences, to be sure. This then is translated into social attitudes. We’re all conditioned by media images to prefer men and women with a certain kind of appearance.選(C)