Meeting Minutes: Identifying and Coping with Racial Microaggression (featuring Dr. Jioni Lewis)
Has someone ever said something to you that just didn't seem right? Was it a bit racist? Or maybe you're just extra sensitive?
Well, realize that you're not alone. Dr. Jioni Lewis, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, has advice for you when dealing with these "racial microaggressions." Scroll down to read what she has to offer.
Goals of presentation:
Articulate the definition of Micro-aggression
Identify various types
Apply micro-aggression across social identities
Identify psychological effects
Definition of Micro-aggression:
Brief and commonplace
Verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities
Can be intentional or unintentional
Communicate hostile, derogatory or negative slight and insults toward marginalized groups
Interpersonal in nature
Types of Micro-aggression
Explicit derogatory comment or verbal/nonverbal attack
Micro-insults: convey rudeness and insensitivity and demean a person’s racial heritage
Micro-invalidations: exclude the experiential reality of people of color/women
Supplied Racial Micro-aggression handout (Click here: see linked document)