This chapter explores the intricacies of identity and the societal constructs that influence how individuals are categorized. Through the example of a black man whistling Vivaldi in a white neighborhood, it examines the performative nature of social identities and the implications of these identities when unobserved.
If you take away how others see you, how do you see yourself? Psychologist, author and Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Brian Lowery argues that this question is so difficult to wrap our heads around because what we think of as our individual identity is actually a social construction. In this episode, he and Chris take us on a journey exploring the objective vs the subjective self, the performance of identity and how your view of others has a stronger sway than you realize.