THE PSYCHOLOGY OF US, Community & Comparison — Who Are We Around Each Other?
About this episode
This episode explores the tension between connection and silent competition among Black women in community settings.
Community is meant to be a place of support. But what happens when it also becomes a space of comparison? In Episode 3 of The Psychology of Us, we explore the tension between connection and silent competition among Black women. This conversation unpacks: The difference between genuine support and unspoken comparisonHow social media intensifies pressure and perceptionRespectability politics and the expectation to “present well”And how scarcity and environment can shape how we see each otherYou...
Topics covered
- community
- comparison
- support
- Black women
- social media
- respectability politics
Keywords
- psychology
- connection
- competition
- pressure
- perception
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Psychology of Us
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