It's a term I first came across at 19-20 years old in my sophomore Psych class.
Basically, it refers to feelings of depression, anger, or frustration on the part of an individual stemming from a failure to gain equal or similar access to resources compared to others whom they consider to be part of their group. When an individual feels that they have been denied what other members of the group have earned without an acceptable or fixable cause for the discrepancy, feelings of inadequacy, depression, and bitterness often result.
Normies often fail to understand that this is exactly what happens to us. Two of the most common responses they come up with when we discuss our FA problems are "You aren't entitled to anything" or "Just be happy that you aren't impoverished in Africa/ living in a wartorn country/ sick with cancer, etc."
In many cases, such statements simply reflect attitudes of passive aggression, superiority, or condescension, but on occasion they do actually represent genuine and well-intentioned efforts to give us honest, if useless advice. In either case, however, they miss the point.
The majority of us on this sub are young men, and a few women, in their 20s and 30s, with some even older than that, who have never experienced a meaningful romantic relationship--in fact, most of us have never had sex at all. In North America and Europe, that is a highly unusual situation to be in, especially if it is not because of one's choice or lack of trying. Sure, some of us (again, not all) have supportive families, alright-paying jobs, and decent friend groups, but that does not change the fact that when it comes to our efforts at finding love, we have been utter failures, and the fact that most people consider love to be the most significant aspect of their lives only exacerbates this.
Again, returning to the Africa/cancer example, some people definitely suffer horribly in other parts of the world, but that is not the case for most of us who grew up in at least moderately wealthy countries where destitute poverty is not really an issue. Conversely, some people at home also suffer from incurable and fatal diseases, but at our ages this is rare, so we don't include them in our comparison group.
The people we do include are regular, Western millennials, who have done the same things we do, gone to the same colleges, had similar friends, worked similar jobs, and tried equally hard, or in some cases less hard, for relationships yet they have been succ
... keep reading on reddit ➡So people feel deprived of something they're entitled to. Is that pretty much all that relative deprivation is? Like it's a gap between what you HAVE and what you EXPECT.
do u guys have a different understanding, or something else to add?
Quick question about both theories, I understand the Relative deprivation is applied when you displaced your anger against something else, like in discrimination or minority groups . Is this the only difference between relative deprivation and FA? because for example I could just get angry because I am frustrated about not getting a job for example but not displacing it on people or things around me, but i was deprived of an opportunity, which theory does this fall under then?THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
and is it more common in ethnically diverse societies??
I study Emersons work in my spare time and his essay "Nature" fascinates me but its language is so articulate and complex that my inexperienced 17 year old mind struggles with grasping its wider connotations. I find the value he places on nature over the synthetic is somewhat in line with that of Thoreau in Walden. My question is is there any modern philosopher who echo this line of thought? and Why is this line of thought valuable or invaluable? (My reasoning for these questions is purely curiosity, I am still in secondary school so this work is irrelevant to my schoolwork unfortunately)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8309.1984.tb00645.x/abstract
Relative deprivation theory: An overview and conceptual critique. Walker, Iain; Pettigrew, Thomas F.
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1984.tb00645.x
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Age 51
Sex F
Height 5' 6"
Weight 125
Race White
Duration of complaint
I'm not looking for advice. I'm looking to understand a particular process to determine why certain symptoms might arise. This is all related to mild sleep deprivation, like, if I get three or four hours instead of something like seven. I have shared this information with several doctors, but they were puzzled.
Raynaud's, which is pretty common in autoimmune disease, is mostly triggered by sleep deprivation for me. I sometimes get it when chilled, but it's way more likely if sleep deprived.
As well, I get these very specific muscle spasms. They twist the appendage into a sometimes unnatural position. It has occurred bilaterally with my feet, which further made me consider a potential deficiency, like magnesium. This has been occasional and ongoing for five years. The symptoms with feet happen overnight. Elsewhere, it can occur at any time during the day. I have been cleared for MS.
A few examples... my big toe will point towards the ceiling, my foot turns sideways, brushing my teeth the forearm muscle will twist my hand, turning my torso the rib muscles seize, a finger/thumb will collapse and freeze.
I have tried and considered hydration (chronically dehydrated, received IV hydration weekly prior to pandemic) and magnesium (test results always normal). Anecdotally, magnesium might resolve it but this could be entirely coincidental. I would like to understand what is happening with sleep deprivation that triggers Raynauds and spasms, and if these spasms could be a potential nutrient deficiency.
Thanks so much for any insight that you can provide.
Location Wisconsin
Any existing relevant medical issues
I collect autoimmune diseases... type one diabetes, Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, Sjögren's Syndrome, Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy. Craniocervical instability. Lots of spine damage, SI joint sclerosis, potential fusion.
I'm being worked up for ankylosing spondylitis or something similar, mixed connective tissue disease, and scleroderma.
Current medications
Insulin Synthroid Reglan Zofran Adderall XR Prednisone NSAIDs
edit: removed redundancy and added missing parenthesis
Are all the sleep the same? Are You Sleep Deprived? Effects of Insomnia on the mind.
