How children's media and teachers communicate exclusive and essentialist views of science and scientists.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001364
Abstract: Language that uses noun labels and generic descriptions to discuss people who do science (e.g., "Let's be scientists! Scientists discover new things") signals to children that "scientists" is a distinctive category. This identity-focused language promotes… read more here.
Keywords: science; children media; focused language; identity focused ... See more keywords