The stigma of interpersonal invisibility.
It is no surprise that humans are social creatures. Evolutionarily, humans found that they were more likely to survive in groups, sharing food and skills. There is also evidence that we have evolved to desire groups for our psychological and physiological well-being. We desirefor myriad psychological needs. When we are isolated and lonely, research shows tremendous negative impacts on our physical and mental health .
So people have a strong desire to be with others. But, more than that, within those relationships, they want to feel like they are respected and understood. People express this as a desire to be “seen, and heard.” Everyone wants basic respect and understanding, and when it is not given, a person can feel self-doubt and insecurity, lowerThey outlined the psychological and relational consequences of “invisibility.
What do we do when the dismissive people are in positions of power over the ignored person? Fiske wrote an influential paper describing how powerful people don’t think about the less powerful , and if they do, it is often via broad stereotypes. These are the frustrations that are faced by those in a variety of stigmatized groups. Michael and I recently published a book about the experiences of stigmatized persons .
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