TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gelman,Susan A.
TI  - The essential child: origins of essentialism in everyday thought 
SN  - 0195154061 (alk. paper)
AV  - BF723.C27 G45 2003
U1  - 155.4/1323 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Categorization (Psychology) in children
KW  - Cognition in children
KW  - Children
KW  - Language
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-367) and indexes; Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods  -- The inductive potential of categories -- Hidden, nonobvious properties -- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture -- Causal explanations, causal determinism -- Conclusions to Part I -- What parents say--and do not say--about essences -- Essentialism in language -- Theory theories and DAM theories -- Unfinished business -- Why do we essentialize?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002008635-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002008635-t.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2002008635-b.html
ER  -