How Microaggressions Reinforce and Perpetuate Systemic Racism in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8074375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allison L Skinner (0000-0003-1220-4791, corresponding author), Apoorva Sarmal (0000-0002-5462-4607), Christine André (0000-0001-9734-2397), Kasheena G Rogbeer (0000-0002-9925-4064) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 903-925 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Psychological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-6916 • E-ISSN: 1745-6924 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17456916211002543 |
| PMID | 34498526 |
| OpenAlex | W3198641989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 16 |
The consequences of racial microaggressions are most often discussed at an interpersonal level. In this article, we contend that microaggressions play an important role in maintaining systems of racial oppression beyond the interpersonal context. Specifically, we illustrate how microaggressions establish White superiority in the United States by othering people of color (e.g., treating people of color as if they are not true citizens) and communicating that they are inferior (e.g., environmental exclusions and attacks, treating people of color as second-class citizens). We also present evidence that microaggressions play a role in protecting and reinforcing systemic racism. By obscuring systemic racism (e.g., false color blindness, denial of individual racism) and promoting ideas that maintain existing systemic inequalities (e.g., the myth of meritocracy, reverse-racism hostility), microaggressions provide cover and support for established systems of oppression. Overall, we find considerable evidence-from both empirical studies and real-world examples-that microaggressions contribute to the maintenance of systems of racial oppression in the United States. We conclude with a discussion of how we might begin to challenge this cycle by increasing awareness of systemic racism and the microaggressions that aid in its perpetuation
Criminology · Hostility · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Prejudice (legal term · Racism · Sociology · White privilege · Critical Race Theory in Education · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Gender Studies · Law · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |