Psychology
Lateral Violence and Intra-Ethnic Conflict Within Marginalized Communities
Quick fact
Lateral violence is so common in marginalized communities that it has a name—terms like 'crab mentality' or 'horizontal hostility' capture how members of a group may undermine each other's success, even when they share a common struggle.
Why this is interesting
You've probably seen it happen: a group that faces discrimination from the outside ends up bickering or lashing out at itself. Why do the oppressed sometimes turn on each other instead of uniting?