"You are a Besya": Microaggressions Experienced by Trafficking Survivors Exploited in the Sex Trade. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dhungel, Rita
• Is Part Of: Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work. Volume 26:Issue 1/2(2017)
• Page Start: 126
• Page End: 138
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Microaggressions -- Nepal -- sexual exploitation -- social work -- trafficking survivors; Social work with minorities -- Periodicals; Social work with minorities -- United States -- Periodicals; Social Work -- Periodicals; Minority Groups -- Periodicals; 362.84
• DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2016.1272519
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1531-3204

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article exposes the prevalence of microaggressions as experienced by female sex-trafficking survivors in their everyday lives. Using a case example from Nepal, this article investigates the under-researched experiences of microaggressions against trafficking survivors and their cumulative effects on their lives. A participatory action research (PAR) process was used with eight trafficking survivors to delineate and explore categories of microaggressive behaviors to them. The results of the study reveal the occurrence of microaggressive behaviors against sex-trafficking survivors, grounded in experiential evidence in personal narratives. Implications for social work education and practices are discussed.