The Essential Child: Origins of Essentialism in Everyday Thought
Author:   Frederick Susan A Gelman (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Michigan)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   392
Publication Date:   01 January 2005
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The Essential Child: Origins of Essentialism in Everyday Thought


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1. IntroductionPART I: THE PHENOMENA Introduction to Part I. Notes on Research Methods2. The Inductive Potential of Categories3. Hidden, Nonobvious Properties4. Children's Conceptions of Nature and Nurture5. Causal Explanations, Causal Determinism6. Conclusions to Part IPART II: MECHANISMS OF ACQUISITION 7. What Parents Say--and Do Not Say--about Essences8. Essentialism in Language9. Theory Theories and DAM TheoriesPART III: IMPLICATIONS AND SPECULATIONS 10. Unfinished Business11. Why Do We Essentialize?NotesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index

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Author:   Frederick Susan A Gelman (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Michigan)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9781280704222


ISBN 10:   1280704225
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   01 January 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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