Читать книгу Microaggressions in Everyday Life - Derald Wing Sue - Страница 29

In reviewing the literature on subtle and contemporary forms of bias, the term “microaggressions” seems to best describe the phenomenon in its everyday occurrence. Simply stated, microaggressions are brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership (e.g., people of color, women, or LGBTQ persons). See Chapter 1 for the origin of the term “microaggressions” and a more comprehensive definition.

In the world of business, the term “microinequities” is used to describe the pattern of being overlooked, disrespected, and devalued because of one's race or gender (Hinton, 2004). Similar to microaggressions, microinequities are often delivered unconsciously as subtle snubs or dismissive looks, gestures, and tones (Rowe, 1990). These exchanges are so pervasive and automatic in daily conversations and interactions that they are often dismissed and glossed over as being innocent and innocuous. Yet, as indicated previously, microaggressions are detrimental to persons of color and members of other marginalized groups because they impair performance in a multitude of settings by sapping the psychic and spiritual energy of recipients and by creating inequities (D. W. Sue, Capodilupo, et al., 2007).