When people learn about physiological changes that men experience when they become fathers, such as developing Dad Bods, they see the entire category of fathers in more essentialist terms, like how they already see mothers. They see the category of fathers as more permanent, natural, and meaningful.

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When people learn about physiological changes that men experience when they become fathers, such as developing Dad Bods, they see the entire category of fathers in more essentialist terms, like how they already see mothers. They see the category of fathers as more permanent, natural, and meaningful.