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Anthroposcopy method as a tool for the assessment of facial masculinity-femininity

Publication |
2012

Abstract

The first aim of the article is to introduce the method of anthroposcopy and compare the results it produces with those obtained by masculinity-femininity ratings and anthropometric measurement. Our results indicate that the anthroposcopic method is a more sensitive technique of femininity-masculinity assessment in investigations of the development of male-female morphological traits than masculinity-femininity ratings are.

The second aim is to present a set of comparative images that illustrate the variability of masculine/feminine facial features among male and female university students in the Czech population. We documented these anthroposcopic traits through a series of illustrations of 10 specifically masculine and 16 specifically feminine facial traits based on photographs depicting 10 particularly pronounced masculine and 16 particularly pronounced feminine facial traits that reflect the actual morphological variability within the Czech population of European origin