Microaggressions in Everyday Life – Race Gender and Sexual Orientation RACE GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Begins by introducing the concept of microaggressions-brief, everyday exchanges involving subtle racism, sexism, and heterosexism - and then presents a taxonomy of microaggressions. This book closes with a discussion of microaggressions in education, employment, and health care along with suggestions and guidelines for combating microaggressions.

Section One: Psychological Manifestation and Dynamics of Microaggressions. Chapter 1 The Manifestation of Racial, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Microaggressions. Chapter 2 Taxonomy of Microaggressions. Chapter 3 The Psychological Dilemmas and Dynamics of Microaggressions. Section Two: Microaggressive Impact on Targets and Perpetrators. Chapter 4 The Microaggression Process Model: Microaggressions from Beginning To End. Chapter 5 Microaggressive Stress: Impact on Physical and Mental Health. Chapter 6 Microaggressive Perpetrators and Oppression: The Nature of the Beast. Section Three: Group Specific Microaggressions: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation. Chapter 7 Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions and Racism. Chapter 8 Gender Microaggressions and Sexism. Chapter 9 Sexual Orientation Microaggressions and Heterosexism. Section Four: Microaggressions in Employment, Education and Mental Health Practice. Chapter 10 Microaggressive Impact in the Workplace and Employment. Chapter 11 Microaggressive Impact on Education and Teaching: Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race in the Classroom. Chapter 12 Microaggressive Impact on Mental Health Practice.