187 | Gaslighting

People have been manipulating one another for most of human history. But the term for this kind of manipulation and abuse is fairly new. Coined in a play, people use gaslighting because they can successfully control other people. It works because it undermines pretty much every aspect of our psychology. We cover signs of gaslighting and strategies for escaping it. <br /><br />Links for Today: <br /><br />Abramson, K. (2014), TURNING UP THE LIGHTS ON GASLIGHTING. Philosophical Perspectives, 28: 1-30. doi:10.1111/phpe.12046<br /><br />Linder, C., Quaye, S. J., Lange, A. C., Roberts, R. E., Lacy, M. C., & Wilson, K. O. (2019). "A student should have the privilege of just being a student": Student activism as labor. Review of Higher Education, 42, 37-62. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2019.0044<br /><br />Sweet, P. L. (2019). The sociology of gaslighting. American Sociological Review, 84(5), 851-875. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122419874843<br /><br />Fordon, K. (2020). Gaslighting. Women's Studies Quarterly, 47(3), 307. Retrieved from <a href="https://search.proquest.com/docview/2315538890?accountid=166077" rel="noopener">https://search.proquest.com/docview/2315538890?accountid=166077</a><br /><br />Matias, C. E., & Newlove, P. M. (2017). The illusion of freedom: Tyranny, whiteness, and the state of US society. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(3), 316-330. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2017.1336951<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImBEhNku_YA&ab_channel=SciShowPsych" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImBEhNku_YA&ab_channel=SciShowPsych</a> (Crash Course video on what gaslighting is)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-10-14/heres-where-gaslighting-got-its-name" rel="noopener">https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-10-14/heres-where-gaslighting-got-its-name</a> (Etymology of gaslighting)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/21/gaslighting-westworld-archers-jessica-jones-homeland" rel="noopener">https://www.theguardian.co