Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions (16pt Large Print Edition)

Business & Money

Jana, Tiffany

Baran, Michael

Business Culture

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An expanded edition of the first practical, nonjudgmental handbook for dealing with microaggressions, featuring examples, sample scripts, action plans, a new discussion and activity guide, and up-to-date suggestions for creating a culture of belonging in the workplace. Overt discrimination is relatively easy to spot. But the less obvious but more common actions that make people feel left out or stigmatized in our workplaces, commonly called microaggressions, can be hard to identify and even harder to deal with. The author use a clearer, more accurate term: subtle acts of exclusion (SAE). After all, people generally aren't trying to be aggressive--usually they're trying to say something nice, learn more about a person, or be funny. Bring accused of aggression shuts the conversation down, when you want to open it up.&nbsp;&nbsp; This book features examples, tools, sample scripts, and action plans to help readers prevent &nbsp;subtle acts of aggression from happening, or deal with them when they do. Updated throughout, this second edition features:&nbsp;&nbsp; <ul> <li>A greatly expanded chapter on "intentional acts of inclusion"--actions for creating a sense of belonging.</li> <li>A discussion and activity guide ideal for book clubs and training sessions</li> <li>A new concluding chapter, Hope for Humanity</li> </ul> Whether in the form of stereotypes, assumptions, backhanded compliments, or objectification, SAEs are damaging to our coworkers, friends, and acquaintances. This book is your friendly, accessible, non-judgemental guide to creating a welcoming workplace.

Subtle Acts of Exclusion, Second Edition: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

The first practical handbook that helps individuals and organizations recognize and prevent microaggressions so that all employees can feel a sense of belonging. 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&nbsp;microaggression, but not everyone fully understands what they are or how to recognize them and stop them from happening. Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran offer a clearer, more accessible term,&nbsp;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. 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.

Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions

MANY HAVE HEARD THE TERM microaggressions, but not everyone understands what they are or how to recognize them and stop them from happening. 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. Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran offer a more productive term, subtle acts of exclusion, or SAE, to describe the damaging effects of stereotypes, backhanded compliments, unfounded assumptions, or objectification. Subtle Acts of Exclusion provides scripts and action plans to have safe, open-minded, and honest conversations to create inclusive workplaces, communities, and people.

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