Racial, ethnic and gender preconceptions in our social interactions are prevalent sources for microaggressions. Andrea Boyles, Ph.D. based on her own research and experiences exposes the comfortableness of what comes so natural to some while alienating many.  

Dr. Boyles received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Kansas State University with concentrations in Gender and Criminology. Her research interests are social inequality; gender; the intersection of race, class, and gender; criminology; incarceration; race, place, and policing, ethnography, and community disorder. She has taught a broad series of courses in Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice ranging from Culture and Communication, Sociocultural Theory, and the Sociology of Poverty and Conflict to Policing, Victimology, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender and Public Policy in Criminal Justice. Dr. Boyles has also taught within the Missouri prison system and presented research on the effects of incarcerated parents on children. As author of Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for Comfort, Dr. Boyles's current research hinges on community disorder with another manuscript under contract with the University of California Press.

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Andrea Boyles: The socialization and comfortableness of microaggressions | Andrea Boyles | TEDxLindenwoodU

The socialization and comfortableness of microaggressions | Andrea Boyles | TEDxLindenwoodU

Microaggressions, subtle yet impactful, act as 'below-radar' behaviors perpetuating racism and xenophobia, often unintentionally.

Embracing a society free of microaggressions requires acknowledging and understanding the nuances of everyday discrimination.

Challenging the status quo and the comfortability of microaggressions paves the way for a more inclusive and equitable global community.