What does baldness mean?

Hair has a very important impact on our image. It is an element that frames our face and besides that, it speaks in many ways: age, state of health, concept of self-image, stress, personal expression, among other things.

In different cultures and throughout history has had different meanings. The Celts, for example, associated it with force. In Egypt it was synonymous with high status or power. In the seventies it was an element of rebellion and some tribes like punk used it as an element of opposition.

 

What does baldness mean?

Today he has taken a tinge of health, youth, vitality and even power. Some psychologists have studied the phenomenon and have concluded that it is also a key factor in people's self-esteem. That is why there are innumerable remedies to end the baldness . From the landlords to much more sophisticated options that aim to attack the "problem" of excess testosterone.

An investigation that he made Albert Mannes of the University of Pennsylvania (EU) showed that men completely bald they are perceived as stronger and dominant.

This study was conducted with a perception interview showing 2 photographs of the same man in one with hair and in the other without hair. The people described the people bald as stronger, athletic, high, authoritarian and even dominant people. The author associated these results with the stereotype of soldiers, professional athletes and even heroes of action in the cinema.

However, it is important to note that this occurred in photographs of people who were completely shaved with or without hair. It did not happen with people who had tickets. That's why the theory begins that men who suffer from alopecia, shaving could be a good tool to improve their self-esteem problem and, above all, the way the world reacts to it.


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