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Microaggression

Microaggression is a term used for commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slight, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward members of marginalized groups. The term was coined by Harvard University psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce in 1970 to describe insults and dismissals which he…

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Microaggression

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Triples157
Avg. degree1.98
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Microaggression

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related to Race or ethnicity · 12
Microaggression → According, Americans, An, Asian, Bucceri, Lin, Nadal, One, Social, Sue, Torino, UCLA
related to Sexuality and sexual orientation · 12
Microaggression → An, As, Corpus, Documented, Example, In, LGBTQ, Microaggressions, Microinsults, Nadal, PTSD, Systemic
related to Public discourse and harm to speakers · 11
Microaggression → American Psychologist, Comparative Sociology, Jason Manning, Kenneth, One, Oxford University, Sociologists Bradley Campbell, The, This, Thomas, White
related to Culture of victimhood · 10
Microaggression → Bradley Campbell, However, In, Jason Manning, John McWhorter, Jonathan Haidt, McWhorter, Moral Cultures, Similarly, Social
related to Gender · 9
Microaggression → As, For, Gender, Influential, Microaggressions, Researchers, The, US, Women
related to People with mental illnesses · 9
Microaggression → In, Invalidation, Many, Mental, Microaggressions, Other, People, Using, You
related to Emotional distress · 7
Microaggression → Amitai Etzioni, Greg Lukianoff, In The Atlantic, Jonathan Haidt, Referring, The Atlantic, They
has effect · 6
Microaggression → African Americans, An, Many, Over, Recipients, Studies
related to Disability · 6
Microaggression → Current, In, Individuals, Like, MS, The
related to Intersectionality · 6
Microaggression → African American, Asian American, European American, For, People, Research

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Microaggressionis aterm used for commonplace verbal0.90text
Microaggressionis amanifestation of bullying that employs microlinguistic power plays in order to marginalize any target with a subtle manifestation of intolerance by signifying the concept of0.90text
classinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
genderinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
sexinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
sexual orientationinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
raceinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
ethnicityinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
mother tongueinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
ageinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
body shapeinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text
disabilityinstance ofeveryday slights and comments that relate to various aspects of one's appearance or identity0.80text

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