Numerous scholars from different fields ranging from history, political science, ethnic and cultural studies, sociology, and anthropology have discussed ethnic and racial identity issues in the People’s Republic of China. Most have noted that there are competing narratives regarding the conceptions of race and ethnicity. Much of the scholarship has been based on social constructivist orientations. This essay is directed towards a merger between social constructivist and cognitive science approaches on essentialism that may open the doors for further research and investigation of this important topic.

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种族本质主义还是和解的多元文化主义？中华人民共和国

来自历史，政治学，种族和文化研究，社会学和人类学等不同领域的众多学者讨论了中华人民共和国的种族和种族认同问题。大多数人指出，关于种族和种族的概念存在相互竞争的叙述。许多奖学金基于社会建构主义的取向。本文针对社会建构主义者与本质主义的认知科学方法之间的融合，这可能为对该重要主题的进一步研究和调查打开大门。