The Historical Roots and Modern Implications of Social Ostracism

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This chapter examines the historical and psychological underpinnings of social ostracism, particularly through the lens of 'cancellation' and its parallels across different eras. It highlights how the contemporary moral landscape, influenced by Puritan ideals, presents new ideologies while maintaining some traditional elements of social pressure.

Yascha Mounk and Musa Al-Gharbi discuss why so many members of elite groups like to pretend they’re oppressed.

Musa al-Gharbi is an assistant professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University. His most recent book is We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite.

In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Musa Al-Gharbi discuss the tendency of certain elite groups to lay claim to marginalized identities as a form of symbolic capital; the challenges posed by "asymmetric multiculturalism," in which we encourage certain groups to organize along identitarian lines while discouraging others from doing the same; and how we can apply greater consistency to our analysis of social dynamics.

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