The Roots of Racial Categorization

I examine the origins of ordinary racial thinking. In doing so, argue against thesis that it is byproduct a unique module (e.g. folk-biology module). Instead, defend pluralistic according to which different forms thinking are driven by distinct mechanisms, each with their own etiology. begin belief visible features diagnostic race. mechanisms responsible for face recognition have an important, albeit delimited, role play in sustaining this belief. then essentialist beliefs about race some “entitativity perception”: tendency perceive aggregates people as more genuine groups than others. Finally, coalitional distinctive form entitativity perception. However, suggest data needed determine prevalence