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The goal of the current study was to describe the experiences of discrimination based on homelessness among youth between the ages of 18 and 24 using both quantitative and qualitative data. Pilot data were collected on 85 homeless emerging adults in New York City recruited at drop-in centers and residential shelters. Quantitative results show the majority of the sample (81%) experienced at least one instance of homelessness discrimination in the past year. Over half the sample felt like others treated them as mentally inferior because of their homelessness, labeling them as crazy, irresponsible, and lazy. Additionally, nearly a third felt like they were ignored and/or treated unfairly by police officers and service providers. Qualitative data are used to supplement these results by detailing specific discriminatory experiences. Written responses about specific incidents reveal that youth feel dehumanized by friends and family as well as service providers and random people based on their homelessness. Results are discussed in the context of the unique challenges and universal developmental changes faced by this vulnerable population.

Intro -- Microaggression Theory -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Part I Microaggression Theory -- 1 Everything You Wanted to Know About Microaggressions but Didn't Get a Chance to Ask -- Defining Microaggressions -- Myths About Microaggressions -- Impact of Microaggressions -- Intervention and Prevention -- 2 Aversive Racism, Implicit Bias, and Microaggressions -- Aversive Racism and Implicit Bias -- Aversive Racism, Implicit Bias, and Interracial Interaction -- Health and Healthcare Interactions -- Aversive Racism, Implicit Bias, and Microaggressions: Integration -- Future Directions in Research on Subtle Bias and Microaggressions -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Multidimensional Models of Microaggressions and Microaffirmations -- Introduction -- Multidimensional Perspectives on Racism -- Multidimensional Model of Racism (MMR) -- Critical Race Theory (CRT) -- Psychological CRT -- Counterstories of Microaggressions and Microaffirmations -- The Tell It Like It Is Project -- Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 4 Intersectionality Theory and Microaggressions: Implications for Research, Teaching, and Practice -- Herstory of Intersectionality Theory -- Intersectional Approaches in Psychology -- Intersections of Race and Gender Microaggressions -- Intersections of Race and Sexual Orientation Microaggressions -- Intersections of Race and Social Class Microaggressions -- Intersections of Race and Religious Microaggressions -- Summary -- Recommendations for Research, Teaching, and Clinical Practice -- Intersectional Microaggressions and Future Research -- Intersectional Microaggressions and Teaching -- Intersectional Microaggressions in Therapy -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Detrimental Impact of Microaggressions -- 5 Microaggressions: Clinical Impact and Psychological Harm