Challenging Situations

How to identify and handle challenging situations such as microaggressions.

Racism, homophobia, ageism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination and prejudice toward underrepresented and marginalized groups are pervasive in our society and sometimes manifest as implicit bias and microaggressions. Implicit bias is the automatic and unconscious association of stereotypes or attitudes towards particular groups of people.

Microaggressions are the everyday insults, indignities, and offensive hidden messages inflicted upon people of color and other marginalized and minority groups. Implicit biases and microaggressions harm a person’s psychological well-being and can affect your ability to teach and the ability of students to learn. Microaggressions can make people feel unwelcome and uncomfortable and can also make it difficult to have productive and respectful discussions.

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Keywords:
online, teaching, microagressions, diversity, inclusion
Doc ID:
122424
Owned by:
Karen S. in Instructional Resources
Created:
2022-11-10
Updated:
2024-08-23
Sites:
Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring