the P S Y C H O L O G Y behind objects + discrimination
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<< the psych behind discrimination >>
(BIG TAKEAWAYS BELOW!)
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<< BIG TAKEAWAYS >>
<Discrimination and negative Projection can come from a variety of places>
- Fear
- Insecurity
- The need to belong/ fit in
- The need to feel loved + accepted
- The need to feel heard
- Emotional incompetence [integrate before you act]
- The need to feel powerful + in control
Often, when we feel one of these feelings: we revert to an “US vs. THEM” mentality:
(As a method of protection)
“When one race of persons unconsciously feels fear in response to a different race group—fears that their own level of security, importance, or control is being threatened—they will develop these defensive thoughts and behaviors, they will create exaggerated and negative beliefs about the other race to justify their actions in [an] attempt to secure their own safety and survival.” - (Dr. Reneé Carr)
(As a method of protection)
“When one race of persons unconsciously feels fear in response to a different race group—fears that their own level of security, importance, or control is being threatened—they will develop these defensive thoughts and behaviors, they will create exaggerated and negative beliefs about the other race to justify their actions in [an] attempt to secure their own safety and survival.” - (Dr. Reneé Carr)
Can be traced back to primitive (survival) instincts
- but extends even further than that: we can see this by looking at
The Minimal Group Paradigm study (1970’s)
“Even though evolutionary science and the summer camp study suggest that these intrinsic biases are derived from the benefits that group membership confers in an environment with conflict and limited resources, they exist beyond that, even in situations where the group lines are meaningless and confer no advantage.”
- but extends even further than that: we can see this by looking at
The Minimal Group Paradigm study (1970’s)
“Even though evolutionary science and the summer camp study suggest that these intrinsic biases are derived from the benefits that group membership confers in an environment with conflict and limited resources, they exist beyond that, even in situations where the group lines are meaningless and confer no advantage.”
<< A quote on the process and concept of “integrating before you act”>>
“Thinking takes work. Lining up facts with feelings, and sorting out how much of your anger is about being laid off from your job and how much of it is about others objecting to Confederate statues erected in the 1920s to symbolize white supremacy. Or how much of it is about the bullying you have endured in your life from bigger stronger family members, or worrying about what could happen but may well never occur? These anachronistic feelings … cause an awful lot of trouble in life. The challenge is to link each part of every feeling to the right context.” (Dr. Flowers)
“Thinking takes work. Lining up facts with feelings, and sorting out how much of your anger is about being laid off from your job and how much of it is about others objecting to Confederate statues erected in the 1920s to symbolize white supremacy. Or how much of it is about the bullying you have endured in your life from bigger stronger family members, or worrying about what could happen but may well never occur? These anachronistic feelings … cause an awful lot of trouble in life. The challenge is to link each part of every feeling to the right context.” (Dr. Flowers)
We have to think about BIAS
We then use this to respond, act, and analyze in our everyday life:
- Conscious decision making makes up a tiny percentage of someone’s brain
- We are very driven by our unconscious brain: and within there lies a lot of BIAS that is formed when we store repeating patterns around us and then apply them later on
We then use this to respond, act, and analyze in our everyday life:
- so when bias is driving so much of this, we associate certain people with certain expectations // much of this comes from the media (which is often does not have equal or correct representation)
Steps we can take (as a society & as individuals) to end disscrimiation:
[ by Eli Weinger]
[ by Eli Weinger]
- Start using inclusive termanology & Language
- Change our media
- Keep an open mind
- Educate and Expose