The Influence of Facial Feature Similarity on Preference under Different Gender

Abstract

Many human beings spend mountains of time in their life in order to search for how to be liked by others and many might be confused about how to be liked. However, according to scientific study, it can be claimed that peoples preference, love or like in another word, has its own rules and principles. What this paper want to discuss is that a critical amount of study done by social psychologists showed that people would be attracted by those who have similarity with them, including cultural background, childhood experience, habits and customs, and facial features. Among all these factors, facial feature similarity out to be one that deserves discussion. What is the difference between male and female when they are choosing a partner or children that they like? The answer may vary according to different groups of scientists. For instance, some may state that gender does not make a difference to similar facial feature preference because that ought to be some common traits whole human society have, something hidden behind out culture or DNA. On the other side of the coin, a part of people might hold the opinion that males' choice of preference can distinguish from women because different sex is affected by social norms and cultural background differently. In this article, the opinion is that males are more likely to be influenced by similar facial features when having preferences.