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Anthropologists in Films: “The Horror! The Horror!” (2015)
Journal Article
Weston, G., Lawson, J., Blell, M., & Hayton, J. (2015). Anthropologists in Films: “The Horror! The Horror!”. American Anthropologist, 117(2), 316-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.12233

ABSTRACT Drawing upon 53 films featuring fictional representations of anthropologists, we explore in this article the popular depiction and perception of anthropology by examining portrayals of the discipline in film. Finding that 26 of the 53 can be... Read More about Anthropologists in Films: “The Horror! The Horror!”.

Cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the human male face: Functions of glucocorticoids in the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (2011)
Journal Article
Moore, F., Al Dujaili, E., Cornwell, R., Smith, M., Lawson, J., Sharp, M., & Perrett, D. (2011). Cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the human male face: Functions of glucocorticoids in the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Hormones and Behavior, 60(3), 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.05.010

The stress-linked version of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis has been proposed to account for inconsistencies in relationships between testosterone and immune response. The model has received some support from studies demonstrating roles of... Read More about Cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the human male face: Functions of glucocorticoids in the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis.

Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity (2009)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, L. G., Lawson, J. F., & Burt, D. M. (2009). Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity. Journal of cultural and evolutionary psychology, 7(1), 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.7.2009.1.7

Currently the Immunocompetence Hypothesis dominates research into female attraction to male facial masculinity. Although studies have shown links between masculinity and possible indicators of health such as fluctuating asymmetry, preferences for fac... Read More about Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity.