Full Idea
We found no evidence that mothers teach essentialism to their children. ...Mothers teach children about kinds, not about essences, and mothers help children identify which categories are richly structured.
Gist of Idea
We found no evidence that mothers teach essentialism to their children
Source
Susan A. Gelman (The Essential Child [2003], 07 'Conclusions')
Book Reference
Gelman,Susan A.: 'The Essential Child' [OUP 2005], p.175
A Reaction
This is a psychologist who specialises in this topic. If you think essentialism is inculcated by a our culture, you will have to blame the fathers.