Environmental Microaggressions

question 37

Multiple Choice

Environmental microaggressions

• 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"

Identify the importance of social networks in resource exchange and information flow.

Analyze the influence of group behavior on individual actions through concepts like conformity, groupthink, and social pressures.

Understand the impact of social boundaries on group formation and interaction.

Examine the dynamics of dyadic relationships and their complexities within larger social structures.

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Definitions:

Common Law Marriage

A marriage recognized in some jurisdictions based on the cohabitation of a couple and their presentation as married to the community, without an official ceremony.

Battery

A criminal offense involving the unlawful physical action against another person, resulting in physical harm or offensive contact.

Criminal Act

An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.

Biological Father

The male parent who has contributed the genetic material to a child.