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Gaslighting
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Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu Jul 24, 2024 4 facts
claimKate Abramson (2014) argues that gaslighting refers to intentional or unintentional, prolonged engagement with another person—typically a member of a marginalized group—that functions to undermine their self-confidence and often relies on social proof from others who concur with the gaslighter.
claimThe effectiveness of gaslighting often depends on the target internalizing identity-prejudicial norms.
claimGaslighting undermines a person's epistemic agency by causing the individual to doubt their own perceptual, memorial, agential, or cognitive capacities, resulting in a loss of confidence required to offer testimony.
claimTestimonial injustice refers to cases where a hearer does not trust a speaker enough, whereas gaslighting involves inducing self-doubt in the would-be speaker.
Quest For Love: Memoir of a Child Sex Slave (2022) unbekoming.substack.com Jul 11, 2025 4 facts
accountSabine Michielsen employed systematic gaslighting to deny the reality of the abuse occurring, even when confronted with evidence such as her daughter's injuries.
accountThe process of memory suppression for Anneke Lucas involved a combination of survival-based dissociation, continued gaslighting by her mother, and Anneke Lucas's psychological need to maintain family attachment despite evidence of betrayal.
accountAnneke Lucas's mother engaged in gaslighting by denying the reality of the physical abuse visible on the author's body, such as large scabs, and kept the author out of school to prevent external observation.
accountAnneke Lucas's mother systematically denied the reality of the severe trauma and torture wounds present on Anneke Lucas's body, engaging in gaslighting that forced Anneke Lucas to doubt her own perception of reality.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Feb 26, 2001 4 facts
referenceElena Ruíz's 2020 paper 'Cultural gaslighting' explores the phenomenon of gaslighting within cultural and social contexts.
referenceRachel McKinnon's 2017 chapter 'Gaslighting as epistemic injustice,' published in 'The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice' (edited by Kidd, Medina, and Pohlhaus), analyzes gaslighting as a form of epistemic injustice.
claimKate Abramson (2014) defines gaslighting as a socio-epistemic dysfunction where one person consistently questions another's sanity or competence to destroy the victim's self-confidence and undermine their sense of self.
claimElena Ruíz (2020) develops the cultural analogue of gaslighting.
PBD Podcast - "Trained As A Spy At 10” - Sex Trafficking Survivor ... podscripts.co Nov 25, 2024 1 fact
referenceCommon methods used by human traffickers include false promises (employment, education, or romantic relationships), isolation (separating victims from family and friends), threats and violence (physical harm against the victim or loved ones), debt bondage (creating a sense of indebtedness), and psychological manipulation (gaslighting).