About this episode
Dr Catherine Hakim discusses the concept of erotic capital and its significance in social perception and success.
In this episode, Dr Catherine Hakim explains all about erotic capital. Erotic capital is a combination of "beauty, social skills, good dress sense, physical fitness, liveliness, sex appeal and sexual competence" and Hakim explains why our erotic capital is so important in terms of how we are viewed by others and how succesful we are in life. You can now book online tutoring for Sociology here - https://calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring
People in this episode
Host: Matthew Wilkin
Guest: Dr Catherine Hakim
Topics covered
- erotic capital
- beauty
- social skills
- success
- sexual competence
Keywords
- erotic capital
- beauty
- social skills
- success
- sexual competence
- physical fitness
- sex appeal
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