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What makes people attractive?
A group of young volunteers take part in an experiment to find out if it is looks or personality that is most important in making people attractive to others. There is a sequence that explores the pressures on young people and investigates how the pressure to have a perfect body is encouraging more and more young people to want cosmetic surgery. The effect of the media on perceptions of body image is discussed.
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