Snobs
A tendency to look down on others and treat them with condescension. It’s about how you view other people. At its extreme snobbery can be a symptom of narcissistic personality disorder, a condition marked by grandiosity, a need for admiration and a preoccupation with power and prestige. Narcissists have impaired relationships because they’re unable to enter anyone else’s world.
Snobs are actively malevolent, albeit usually in minor ways.
Far from insecure, they genuinely believe they are better than others, though they’re unusually sensitive to criticism and rejection. Snobs may exhibit ‘high social dominance orientation’- a belief that some groups of people are innately superior to others and should, therefore, hold more power in society.
Genetics can have an influence on what parents instill in their children. Though being superior isn’t the same as acting superior, it can be a first step toward condescension.
Someone who is unable to relate to people unless they share identical tastes in books, film, music, wine and art may have a hard time finding a partner who meets their exacting qualifications. Shared tastes can enhance relationships. A mate doesn’t have to have the same judgments.
Psychology Today, June, 2009.
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