Names
True or false: Having a Black or Asian-sounding name can cause stereotypes and discrimination
True
Type of microaggression that disguises itself as compliments
Microinsults
What is a factor that relates to a group's beliefs, practices, and lifestyle that is known to cause misunderstandings?
Culture
How to avoid a reaction?
Don't take it personal
What is English?
The language with the most words
Names play a role in shaping a person's what?
Personal Identity
Type of microaggression that is more obvious and deliberate
Microassaults
What is a quick definition of misunderstandings?
unintentional error in comprehension by receivers due to the form of language employed by senders in communicating a message
How to get clarification?
Ask simple questions and be polite
What is powerless language?
Speech that lacks confidence ex: "I think"
Names can make a powerful statement about?
Cultural Identity
Type of microaggression that is more common in healthcare and education
Microinvalidation
What are ways to avoid Misunderstandings?
Use slang with caution
Explain your terms
Always be specific
Be careful with euphemisms and equivocations
How to not make an assumption?
Focus on the truth and not what you think it is
What is affiliative language?
Language that demonstrates connection between people
Names can be a basis for what?
Discrimination
Psychologist that introduced microaggression in the 1960s
Chester M. Pierce
What Is a factor That may cause Misunderstandings?
Equivocal words, relative words, Slang, and Euphemism
How to know if someone is genuinely microaggressive?
Their reactions and words match their energy
There are about ___ officially known languages in the world
7,000
Black-sounding names were what percent more likely to be declined by AirBnB renters?
15%
Two people that wrote a paper about aversive racism and the effect it had on white hiring decisions in a 10-year span
John Dovidio and Samuel Gaertner
One thing mentioned in the video that could be misunderstood because of culture?
Greetings
How to share the impact?
Share your feelings while being polite and understanding
Corporate jargon is an example of what?
Convergence