Subtle acts of exclusion : how to understand, identify, and stop microaggressions / Tiffany Jana, Michael Baran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jana, Tiffany, author.

Baran, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microaggressions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2020]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This practical, accessible, nonjudgmental handbook is the first to help individuals and organizations recognize and prevent microaggressions so that all employees can feel a sense of belonging in their workplace. Our workplaces and society are growing more diverse, but are we supporting inclusive cultures? While overt racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of discrimination are relatively easy to spot, we cannot neglect the subtler everyday actions that normalize exclusion. Many have heard the term microaggression, but not everyone fully understands what they are or how to recognize them and stop them from happening. In this book, Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran offer a clearer, more accessible term, subtle acts of exclusion, or SAEs, to emphasize the purpose and effects of these actions. After all, people generally aren't trying to be aggressive—usually they're trying to say something nice, learn more about a person, be funny, or build closeness. But whether in the form of exaggerated stereotypes, backhanded compliments, unfounded assumptions, or objectification, SAE are damaging to our coworkers, friends, and acquaintances. Jana and Baran give simple and clear tools to identify and address such acts, offering scripts and action plans for everybody involved: the subject, initiator, and observer. Knowing how to have these conversations in an open-minded, honest way will help us build trust and create stronger workplaces and healthier, happier people and communities.

Contents:

There's nothing micro about it

Personal pre-work: beyond inactive bystanders

Interpersonal action: SAE accountability

Institutional action: embedding SAE accountability

Gender and sexuality SAE

Race and ethnicity SAE

Ability SAE

Religion SAE

Age and generation SAE

Intentional acts of inclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781523087075

1523087072

OCLC:

1140788715