Attractiveness Ratings of Photographs of Blacks by Cruzans and Americans

Summary

This study compared the attractiveness ratings of photographs of blacks by male and female Americans (n = 13) and Cruzans (n = 19), indigenous residents of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Females rated photographs higher than did males; photographs of females were rated higher than those of males. An interaction between culture and race of subject and sex of stimulus photograph was also evident. Male Cruzans rated male photographs significantly lower than the other three subject groups rated male and female photographs.