Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-17-2022
Abstract
Microaggressions are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults toward people who are not classified within the “normative” standard. Perpetrators of microaggressions are often unaware that they engage in such communications when they interact with people who differ from themselves. This review of microaggressions in its numerous forms seeks to address the current literature regarding aversive behavior and its impacts; this includes investigating the manifestation and influence of everyday “isms,” on the quality of life of those on the receiving end of these acts. Ensuing suggestions regarding institutional-level education, training, and research—particularly in the higher educational realm—in the work towards reducing microaggression-inducing behaviors are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Natasha N. EdD and Johnson, Thaddeus L., "Microaggressions: An Introduction" (2022). CJC Publications. 39.
doi: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4507-5.ch006
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4507-5.ch006
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Johnson, N. N., & Johnson, T. L. (2022). Microaggressions: An Introduction. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Racial Equity, Identity, and Privilege (pp. 105-121). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4507-5.ch006