The Development of Social Essentialism

This volume addresses how children develop their basic understanding of the social world, with implications for the development of social behavior and intergroup relations.

Marjorie Rhodes (Volume editor)

9780128200865

Hardback, published 18 June 2020

260 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.57 kg

Approx.246 pages

1. What is social essentialism and how does it develop? Marjorie Rhodes and Kelsey Moty 2. Why do children essentialize social groups? Gil Diesendruck 3. Contextualizing the development of social essentialism Kristin Pauker, Christine Tai and Shahana Ansari 4. The development of essentialist, ethnic, and civic intuitions about national categories Aidan Feeney, Jocelyn Dautel, Kieran Phillips, Jessica Leffers and John D. Coley 5. Kindhood and essentialism: Evidence from language Katherine Ritchie and Joshua Knobe 6. The development and consequences of moral essentialism  Larisa Heiphetz 7. Does essentialism lead to racial prejudice?: It’s not so black and white Tara M. Mandalaywala

Subject Areas: Child & developmental psychology [JMC], Psychology [JM]