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O'Connor, Cliodhna and Joffe, Helene (2014) The social aetiology of essentialist beliefs. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37 (5). pp. 498-499. ISSN 0140-525X
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Abstract
This commentary highlights the importance of attending to the sociocultural contexts that foster essentialist ideas. It contends that Cimpian & Salomon's (C&S's) model undervalues the extent to which the development of essentialist beliefs is contingent on social experience. The result is a restriction of the model's applicability to real-world instances of essentialism-fuelled prejudice and discrimination.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | social aetiology; essentialist beliefs; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 6614 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0140525X1300383X |
| Depositing User: | Cliodhna O'Connor |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2015 15:10 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Open |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/6614 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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