Students' Experiences of Microaggressions in an Urban MSW Program
In: Journal of social work education: JSWE, Band 54, Heft 4, S. 679-695
ISSN: 2163-5811
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In: Journal of social work education: JSWE, Band 54, Heft 4, S. 679-695
ISSN: 2163-5811
In: Journal of LGBT youth: an international quarterly devoted to research, policy, theory, and practice, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 83-106
ISSN: 1936-1661
In: NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-35
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In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 102, Heft 3, S. 300-315
ISSN: 1945-1350
Microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, are associated with poor mental and physical health as well as chronic stress and disease. The current study sought to add to the microaggressions literature by exploring the effects of socioeconomic status (SES)-based microaggressions on the mental health of urban low-income adolescents. Data were collected from 291 adolescents in New York City regarding experiences with SES-based microaggressions and their association with mental health symptoms. Multiple regression models indicated that higher levels of agreement with experiences of SES microaggressions were positively associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, obsessive-compulsivity, and interpersonal sensitivity among Black youth. The association was not significant for White or LatinX youth. Implications for youth, families, and communities are discussed.
In: Migration studies, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 356-381
ISSN: 2049-5846
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The mental health of resettled refugees is not only affected by the trauma they experience before and while fleeing persecution, but also by experiences during the resettlement process. Drawing on a qualitative study of refugees' experiences of mental wellbeing in a small Canadian city this paper documents participants' experiences of microaggression and everyday resistance. In our analysis, we refer to the metaphor of uprooting that is often used to describe the totality of refugee displacement. In our expansion of the metaphor, microaggression re-uproots resettled refugees by challenging their right to be where they are. Using acts of everyday resistance, participants in our sample attempted to set down roots in the resettlement context despite microaggressions. Participants' acts of everyday resistance are captured under five themes: rejecting victimhood, rejecting burden narratives, ignorance as an explanation, the transience of vulnerability, and setting down roots. This study contributes to the literature that de-emphasizes the vulnerability narrative of refugee mental health by demonstrating the role of personal agency in refugees' experiences of their own wellbeing.
In: Journal of business ethics: JBE, Band 192, Heft 3, S. 627-654
ISSN: 1573-0697
In: Smith College studies in social work, Band 88, Heft 3, S. 211-236
ISSN: 1553-0426
In: Equality, diversity and inclusion: an international journal, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 374-393
ISSN: 2040-7157
PurposeThe present study aims to apply the construct of microaggressions to organizational contexts by examining perceptions of discrimination in ambiguous interactions between White supervisors and Black subordinates and their impact on work outcomes under varying conditions of leader fairness.Design/methodology/approachUS participants (N=387) responded to scenarios describing supervisor‐subordinate interactions involving subtle to blatant discrimination, after being told either that the supervisor had a history of fair, equitable treatment of subordinates or that the supervisor had a history of unfairness and inequity.FindingsLeader equity impacted discrimination perceptions, affording leaders greater benefit of the doubt in ambiguous interracial interactions. For all levels of microaggression severity, microaggressions were perceived less when the supervisor had a reputation for equity and fairness; expected work outcomes were also better when the supervisor had a reputation for equity and fairness at all levels of microaggression severity.Research limitations/implicationsAs blatant discrimination grows more and more unacceptable, examining the subtle and sometimes unintended aspects of workplace discrimination is increasingly important. The authors' results suggest that a leader's reputation for equity and fairness may mitigate the effects of racial slights.Originality/valueTo the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to examine the impact of leader equity on microaggressions and the first to empirically explore the impact of microaggressions on work outcomes. Their results suggest the importance of establishing leader reputations of fairness and training staff to recognize even subtle forms of discrimination and exclusion.
In: Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 72-81
ISSN: 1939-0106
Carlosa third-generation U.S. citizen from New Jersey whose family emigrated from Colombia many years before Carlos was bornis often complimented on how articulate he is and asked how long he has been in the United States.Deborah, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)...
In: Hypatia: a journal of feminist philosophy, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 293-314
ISSN: 1527-2001
AbstractPeople who have mental health diagnoses are often subject to sanist microaggressions in which pejorative terms to describe mental illness are used to represent that which is discreditable. Such microaggressions reflect and perpetrate stigma against severe mental illness, often held unconsciously as implicit bias. In this article, I examine the sanist attitudes that underlie sanist microaggressions, analyzing some of the cognitive biases that support mental illness stigma. Then I consider what responsibility we have with respect to microaggressions. I argue that all people share in a collective responsibility to engage in acts of epistemic resistance that challenge sanist attitudes so that it is easier for bystanders who witness microaggressions, and targets of microaggressions in particular, to identify microaggressions and to point out biased behavior. The act of pointing out bias is best understood as an act of epistemic resistance that is more effective and meaningful in the context of other acts of epistemic resistance. Ultimately, whether to point out bias is an individual decision that one must make after weighing the risks involved; engaging in a range of acts of epistemic resistance, on the other hand, is a moral responsibility everyone shares.
In: 18 U. Md. L.J. Race, Religion, Gender & Class 1 (2018)
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In: Angelaki: journal of the theoretical humanities, Band 27, Heft 5, S. 162-173
ISSN: 1469-2899
In: Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work, Band 26, Heft 1-2, S. 1-5
ISSN: 1531-3212
In: Adoption quarterly: innovations in community and clinical practice, theory, and research, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 1-25
ISSN: 1544-452X