In medical sciences essentialism can lead to a reified view of identities —for example assuming that differences in hypertension in Afro-American populations are due to racial difference rather than social causes  —leading to fallacious conclusions and potentially unequal treatment . In general, believing that social identities, such as ethnicity, nationality or gender, are the necessary characteristics of people which define who they are, can lead to dangerous consequences. Essentialist and reductive thinking lies at the core of many  discriminatory and extremist ideologies. Psychological essentialism is also correlated with racial prejudice. Older social theories were often conceptually essentialist .
In medical sciences essentialist view has prevailed for a long time —for example the differences in hypertension in Afro-American populations was assumed to be due to racial difference rather than social causes . Although this view is controversial —leading some to argue that it would ultimately lead to unequal treatment of African American patients. The acknowledgement of this fact has helped in diagnosing and treating African American patients competently . Essentialist and reductive thinking lies at the core of many discriminatory and extremist ideologies. Psychological essentialism is also correlated with racial prejudice. Older social theories were often conceptually essentialist . discriminatory and extremist ideologies. Psychological essentialism is also correlated with racial prejudice. Older social theories were often conceptually essentialist .
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some to argue that it would ultimately lead to unequal treatment of African American patients. The acknowledgement of this fact has helped in diagnosing and treating African American patients competently
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In general, believing that social identities, such as ethnicity, nationality or gender, are the necessary characteristics of people which define who they are, can lead to dangerous consequences.
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discriminatory and extremist ideologies. Psychological essentialism is also correlated with racial prejudice. Older social theories were often conceptually essentialist .