21
1 A colleague told me this true story and gave me permission to share it. I have changed some details to make it anonymous and protect privacy.
2 WEIRD stands for Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. This term is used to describe the type of backgrounds that a lot of psychological research is based on. Historically, many studies have focused on people from countries or societies that are wealthy, have high levels of education, and democratic governments. The problem is that not everyone in the world lives in these kinds of places or has these experiences.
3 Defining microaggression: A “microaggression” is like a small, often unnoticed action or comment that can hurt someone because it makes a negative assumption about them based on things like their race, gender, or culture. It’s often not meant to be mean, but it can still feel disrespectful or hurtful to the person it’s directed at.
