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gender essentialism: a standalone construct

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Psychology of gender

the belief that differences between women and men reflect deep, biologically based natures rather than social factors.

In psychology of gender, gender essentialism refers to the belief that differences between women and men reflect deep, biologically based natures rather than social factors. This meaning comes from Prentice (2006) in Psychological Science.[1]

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References

Prentice, D. A., & Miller, D. T. (2006). Essentializing Differences Between Women and Men. Psychological Science, 17(2), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01675.x

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