MICROAGGRESSIONS: Recognizing and Responding
Derald Wing Sue, a leading expert on the subject of microaggressions, defines microaggressions as:
“brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership”. The persons making the comments may be otherwise well-intentioned and unaware of the potential impact of their words.”
Both students and faculty can be negatively impacted by microaggressions.
Below is a list of resources that can be used to educate about microaggressions, how to recognize them, and how to address or respond to them.
- Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions: Anti-Racism Action Guide
- Ong, A. D., Burrow, A. L., Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Ja, N. M., & Wing Sue, D. (2013). Racial Microaggressions and Daily Well-Being Among Asian Americans. Journal of Counseling Psychology
- A. W., Lovato, L. V., Thyken, B. N., & Denny, N. (2012). The relationship of microaggressions with alcohol use and anxiety among ethnic minority college students in a historically White institution. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology
- Inclusive Pedagogy: Microaggressions
- G. A., Vogel, D. L., Cope, M. A., & Hubbard, A. (2009). Incidents of bias in college classrooms: Instructor and student perceptions. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2(4), 219–231.
- DeAngelis, T. (2009). Unmasking “racial micro aggressions.” Monitor on Psychology. 40(2), 42-57.
- Mayes, T. (2016, July 20). Recognizing and addressing microaggressions. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoWU9fG-Rt0.
- Russell, P. (2016, February 26). Implicit bias and microaggressions: Recognizing and rectifying. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzHPbGotMQM.
- Irey, S. (2013). How Asian American Women Perceive and Move toward Leadership Roles in Community Colleges: A Study of Insider Counter Narratives, Unpublished doctoral disseration, University of Washington.
- Scully, M., & Rowe, M. (2009). Bystander training within organizations, Journal of the International Ombudsman Association, 2, 89-95.
- Sue, D.W. et al. (2007). Microaggressions in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice. The American Psychologist, 2 (4).
- Sue, D.W. (2010). Microaggressions in everyday life: A new view on racism, sexism, and heterosexism. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
- How to be an ally to someone experiencing microaggressions – an essay
- What’s considered a Microaggression?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3LFB4mJ0DIkerr
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&t=21s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZahtlxW2CIQ&t=676s