Essentialism – https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000115




Identifier
homoit0000115
Preferred Label
Essentialism
English
Esencialismo
Spanish
Essentialismus
German
Essentialisme
Dutch
Essentialism
Swedish
Alternative Label
Biological essentialism
English
Esencialismo biológico
Spanish
Biologischer Essentialismus
German
Description
The practice of defining certain categories through a set of supposed universal or fixed characteristics or traits (e.g., defining women in terms of "female" genitalia).
English
La práctica de definir ciertas categorías a través de un conjunto de características o rasgos supuestamente universales o fijos (por ejemplo, definir a las mujeres en términos de genitales "femeninos").
Spanish
Die Praxis, bestimmte Kategorien anhand einer Reihe vermeintlich universeller oder fester Merkmale oder Eigenschaften zu definieren (z. B. die Definition von Frauen anhand ihrer „weiblichen” Genitalien).
German
De praktijk van het definiëren van bepaalde categorieën door middel van een reeks veronderstelde universele of vaste kenmerken of eigenschappen (bijvoorbeeld het definiëren van vrouwen in termen van "vrouwelijke" genitaliën).
Dutch
Praktiken att definiera vissa kategorier genom påstått universella eller fasta egenskaper eller kännetecken (t.ex. att definiera kvinnor utifrån ”kvinnliga” genitalier).
Swedish
Contributors
Traducción y revisión al español realizadas por Ernesto Cuba, Sofia Zamora, Sandy Alcantara, Mar Munné, Ana Portnoy Brimmer y el Comité Español de Homosaurus en 2024
Spanish
Issued (Created)
2019-05-14 07:03:48 UTC
Modified
2026-06-30 09:19:35 UTC
Broader
Theories [homoit0001365]
Related
Patriarchy [homoit0003519]
Queer theory [homoit0001219]
Sexual identity [homoit0001295]
Social constructionism [homoit0001320]
Narrower
Trans-exclusionary radical feminism [homoit0003158]
Replaces
http://homosaurus.org/v2/essentialism
LCSH Close Match
Essentialism (Philosophy) [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044919]

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Essentialism
Trans-exclusionary radical feminism


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