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SUBMITTER: Xu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9007264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Yian Y Wen Fangfang F Zuo Bin B Rhodes Marjorie M
Memory & cognition 20220413 3
People intuitively view some social groups (such as Black people, Muslims, and women) as having biological underpinnings and discrete boundaries. Essentialist beliefs about social groups shape how people view themselves and others, leading to a number of negative social consequences. Whereas previous research has demonstrated variations in social essentialism within some Western societies, less is known about how social essentialism manifests in East Asian cultures that have well-documented diff ...[more]