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Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.
While each microaggression may not seem particularly harmful, they add up and can erode the psychological and physical health of people in minority groups.
Name microaggression refers to negative assumptions about people with ethnic-sounding birth names. This can lead to bigger acts of discrimination, which causes harm to people with these names.
Many employers are encouraging staff to return to workplaces after two years of working from home. For some, this means returning to racist work environments.
The evidence is growing that experiencing both systemic and everyday race-based discrimination may lead some Black Americans to become depressed and think about suicide.
Participants in our study — all highly skilled Black African professionals — reported feeling work was a site of constant surveillance and scrutiny, where their competence was often questioned.
White people are often defensive when they’re called out for these subtle snubs and insults. But researchers have found that microaggressions correlate with racial bias.
It’s time race equality was practised in the academy, not just preached.
A survey done of transgender people right after they read a story on the government’s move to deny transgender identity shows the emotional impact that denying that identity can have.
The hostile environment that marginalised people find themselves in serves as a source of constant stress.
A review of the research suggests
that pressure to put on a happy face could make us more aggressive.
Marriage has long been tied to better health. The first study of the relationship between marriage, health and quality of life for LGBT Americans affirms the benefits of marriage – with some caveats.
What are the drawbacks of expansive definitions of prejudice?
What are the race-related struggles that African-American students experience throughout their school years? Here’s the story of Tyrone.
These innocuous-on-the-surface comments and actions take a psychological toll on marginalized groups. Here’s why they’re a part of campus debates on race.
Black male kids who start out by excelling in STEM gradually lose interest due to low teacher expectations and racial stereotyping. The result? Blacks hold only 6% of all STEM jobs.
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor Innovation and Inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem, Johns Hopkins University
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