As part of their early “essentialist” intuitions, young children view intergroup differences as reflecting groups’ intrinsic natures. In the present study, we explore nature and development “structural” reasoning, or extrinsic circumstances. We introduced participants (n = 315; ages 5–6, 9–10, adults) to novel status disparities that could be attributed either personal structural causes. Dispar...

Structural interventions are key components of a combination approach to HIV prevention. While global guidance for HIV prevention recognises this key role, evidence for the effectiveness of structural interventions, and their implementation, are lagging behind other areas of prevention. Over the past several years, ‘structural prevention’ has received significant academic and intellectual atten...