A cross-cultural study on the role of weight and waist-to-hip ratio on female attractiveness

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 729-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
Joanna Moutafi ◽  
Peter Baguma
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Waist To Hip Ratio ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Female Attractiveness

scholarly journals She’s Electric—The Influence of Body Proportions on Perceived Gender of Robots across Cultures

Robotics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Trovato ◽  
Cesar Lucho ◽  
Renato Paredes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Robot Design ◽  
Body Proportions ◽  
Waist To Hip Ratio ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Different Cultures

The assignment of gender to robots is a debatable topic. Subtle aspects related to gender, in a robot’s appearance, may create biased expectations of the robot’s abilities and influence user acceptance. The present research is a cross-cultural study involving more than 150 participants to investigate the perception of gender in robot design by manipulating body proportions. We are focusing specifically on the contrast between two extremely different cultures: Peruvian and Japanese. From the survey based on stimuli varying in the proportion between chest, waist, and hips, the results indicate the importance of chest-to-hip ratio and waist-to-hip ratio in the attribution of gender to robots.

Cross-Cultural Study of Trust Types in Sharing Economy Organizations

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Jialei Li ◽  
Tao Meng ◽  
Chunying Li
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Cross Cultural Study

The sharing economy has developed very quickly. However, organizations like Airbnb and Uber have encountered crisis of trust. Academia still does not know what is the type of trust in sharing economy organizations. Therefore, the authors designed two studies, used data from Airbnb, to test 2 hypotheses: (1) the level of inter-organizational trust in sharing economy organizations is relatively positive to the level of participation, and (2) the price of the product or service being shared is relatively negative to the level of participation. The results find out that consumers are more willing to choose non-shared renting methods in China, yet the opposite in America. Under both conditions, price is an important moderator. This shows that the role of trust in China is mainly inter-organizational trust, but interpersonal in America. The theoretical contribution is to reveal the type of trust in the sharing economy organizations, collaborative relations and studies of Airbnb.

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