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social essentialism: a standalone construct

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Developmental psychology

the belief that social categories reflect deep inborn natures that make members alike, which children acquire partly from generic language.

In developmental psychology, social essentialism refers to the belief that social categories reflect deep inborn natures that make members alike, which children acquire partly from generic language. This meaning comes from Rhodes (2012) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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  1. Rhodes, M., Leslie, S., & Tworek, C. M. (2012). Cultural transmission of social essentialism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(34), 13526-13531. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1208951109

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