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Inherence-based views of social categories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2014

Marjorie Rhodes
Marjorie Rhodes*
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Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003. marjorie.rhodes@nyu.edu http://www.psych.nyu.edu/rhodes/
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Abstract

Children adopt an inherence-based view of some social categories, viewing certain social categories as reflecting the inherent features of their members. Thinking of social categories in these terms contributes to prejudice and intergroup conflict. Thus, understanding what leads children to apply inherence-based views to particular categories could provide new direction for efforts to reduce these negative social phenomena.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , October 2014 , pp. 501 - 502
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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