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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > critical theory > essentialism
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essentialism  

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  • Essentialism is a philosophical position on the nature of categories. An essentialist view holds that members of a category all share an inner essence that makes them what they are. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Essentialism]

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