People tend to assume that groups based on physical and social inheritance are natural and of special importance.

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People tend to assume that groups based on physical and social inheritance are natural and of  special importance.

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This is known as social essentialism, the belief that certain social or biological groups are natural, fixed, and have an inherent essence or set of characteristics that are unchanging and unique to that group. However, this is a flawed assumption as these categories are often socially constructed and can change over time.

People Tend to Assume That Groups Based on Physical and Social