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What is Microaggression

Handbook of Research on Organizational Justice and Culture in Higher Education Institutions
An intentional or unintentional daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights that convey hostile, derogatory, or negative message toward the marginalized group.
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A Forensic Psychological Perspective on Racism in Schools of Educational Leadership: Impact on Organizational Culture
Ronn Johnson (Creighton University Medical School, USA & VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, USA), Jojo Yanki Lee (University of San Diego, USA), and Ji Youn Cindy Kim (University of Iowa, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9850-5.ch010
Abstract
Schools theoretically operate under a shared value of fairness in the workplace. The fairness includes a notable sense of egalitarian beliefs, values, and people who hold themselves out to be unprejudiced. When defensible and culturally responsive justice measures are applied in schools of education, leadership in Schools of Education must consistently demonstrate clear and convincing evidence of fairness. The chapter is an analysis of aversive or unconscious racism and in the ways that it might manifest itself through individuals in leadership positions. Evaluating the impact of the institutional racism. In the analysis of forensic psychological perspective, ways of using a forensic psychological approach to assess the stakeholders in the School of Education as it pertains to the experience of racism will be discussed. A forensic psychological portrait of racism in schools of education is examined. Finally, implications for practice, training, and research are discussed.
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Expendability and Efficacy: The Slow Rise to the Rose-Colored Glass Ceiling – Institutional Support for Black Women Leaders
A statement action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority.
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The Racial Battle Fatigue of Black Graduate Women in the Academy
Subtle verbal and nonverbal insults that are targeted toward marginalized people.
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Calling In, Not Calling Out: A Critical Race Framework for Nurturing Cross-Cultural Alliances in Teacher Candidates
The everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon aspects of their identities.
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What's Respect Got to Do With It?: A Black Woman's Experience With the Role of Respect in Academia
Verbal and behavioral actions that shame or humiliate an individual, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and that communicate hostile, offensive, or negative racial expressions toward people of other races.
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“I Don't See Color, I Grade on Content”: An Approach to Addressing Embodied Microaggressive Behaviors in Preservice Teacher Programs
Subtle, verbal and nonverbal slights, insults, indignities, and denigrating messages directed toward an individual due to their group membership, often automatically and unconsciously.
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African American Women Leaders: Leadership Requires Courage, Collaboration, Communication, and Commitment
The brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to specific individuals because of their group membership based on race, gender, age, or religious beliefs. The persons making the comments may be otherwise well-intentioned and unaware of the potential impact of their words.
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Creating Inclusive Spaces in Different Types of Libraries
Subtle, indirect, or unintentional discrimination against a marginalized group.
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When Worlds Collide: Culturally Responsive Practices for Multiracial Students and Families
The term coined by Sue (2007) AU29: The in-text citation "Sue (2007)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. used to describe common and often brief interaction that communicates negative messages about one’s identity (or various identities) that are often experienced as derogatory, invalidating, and hostile where the microaggressor often lacks conscious awareness about the impact thereof.
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Correct Pronunciation of Student Names: A Foundation for Language Learning
Subtle, sometimes unintentional slights or insults that may cause psychological and/ or emotional harm, often related to aspects of identity.
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Diversity and Racism in Higher Education: The Six Stages Framework
A statement, action or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalised group such as racial or ethnic minority.
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Navigating Inequitable (Mis)Treatment and Racist Harassment in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Self-Decentered Autoethnographic Case
A subtle or indirect hostile act or statement against a person of a marginalized group; this social slight may be purposeful or unintentional.
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Black and Brown Women Fostering Authentic Activism in Counseling Programs Amid Social Unrest
A common, indirect, subtle, intentional, or unintentional discrimination interaction or behavior against persons of a marginalized group.
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Conflict Resolution and Leadership Mindfulness into Action (MIA) for Cultural Humility and Awareness (MIA-CHA): Toward Ending Microaggressions and Fostering Harmony
Microaggression has been defined as “the brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, and environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial, gender, sexual-orientation, and religious slights and insults to the target person or groups” (Sue, 2010a AU42: The in-text citation "Sue, 2010a" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , p. 5).
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Humility Matters: Interrogating Our Positionality, Power, and Privilege Through Collaboration
Indirect, subtle or unintentional acts of discrimination against members of marginalized groups of people.
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“What Are You?”: Intersectional Inequality and the Maintenance of White Privilege on a Mostly White College Campus
A verbal or nonverbal, intentional or unintentional, and usually subtle, action that illuminates one or more of the target’s oppressed statuses and makes them feel marginalized, othered, or degraded, and conveys bias about that person because of their identity characteristic(s).
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Cultural Considerations to Enhance Student Success
A comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority).
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Racialized Social Perceptions: The Overview Experiences of Intergroup Relations Among Black Americans
Any form of daily verbal, behavioral, or/and environmental degradation be it intentional or unintentional, which communicate derogatory, hostile racial insults and slights.
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Men and Women Against the Other
A statement, action or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority.
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Underrepresentation of Latina Faculty in Academia
The term microaggression is used to describe an implicit assault towards a person to produce a sense of fear, stress, or humiliation to embarrass, intimidate, or undermine the victim’s credibility and value.
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The Influence of Hegemonic (Toxic) Masculinity on Leadership Behaviors of Black Men
An implicit statement, action, or event that marks indirect discrimination or stereotyping of a marginalized group.
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