Microassaults Are

question 42

Multiple Choice

Microassaults are

• A) unconscious messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of the target group.
• B) demeaning and threatening messages that are communicated to marginalized groups through our environment
• C) name-calling, acts of violence, avoidant behaviors, telling or laughing at jokes, or discriminatory practices meant to harm those in the target group
• D) ascribing irrelevant descriptors to someone such as "the intelligent female doctor" or "the intelligent African-American lawyer" when a Caucasian male may be introduced simply as "a doctor" or "a lawyer"