intersectionality
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analytical framework
concept in critical race theory
concept in feminist theory
concept in social theory
framework for social analysis
sociological concept
theoretical framework
Intersectionality is a framework for understanding how overlapping social identities and systems of oppression (such as race, gender, and class) interact to create unique experiences of discrimination and privilege.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analytical framework
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concept in critical race theory ⓘ concept in feminist theory ⓘ concept in social theory ⓘ framework for social analysis ⓘ sociological concept ⓘ theoretical framework ⓘ |
| analyzes |
ableism
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age ⓘ class ⓘ classism ⓘ disability ⓘ gender ⓘ heterosexism ⓘ immigration status ⓘ nationality ⓘ overlapping social identities ⓘ race ⓘ racism ⓘ religion ⓘ sexism ⓘ sexuality ⓘ systems of oppression ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
education equity research
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health disparities research ⓘ policy-making on inequality ⓘ urban studies ⓘ violence against women of color research ⓘ workplace discrimination analysis ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Kimberlé Crenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinedIn | late 1980s ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | single-axis frameworks of discrimination ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
forms of discrimination cannot be fully understood in isolation
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law and policy can erase people at the intersection of multiple identities ⓘ people experience privilege and oppression simultaneously ⓘ race, gender, and class interact to shape lived experience ⓘ social identities are multiple and overlapping ⓘ systems of oppression are interlocking ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
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Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
context-specific experiences of oppression
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non-additive effects of multiple oppressions ⓘ structural, political, and representational dimensions of inequality ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
critical race theory
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disability studies ⓘ education research ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ gender studies ⓘ law ⓘ political science ⓘ public health ⓘ queer theory ⓘ social work ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| goal |
challenge essentialist views of identity
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inform more equitable laws and policies ⓘ make visible the experiences of people at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black feminism
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critical legal studies ⓘ women of color feminism ⓘ |
| originatedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInContextOf |
Black feminist legal scholarship
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critical race theory ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
identity politics
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matrix of domination ⓘ standpoint theory ⓘ structural inequality ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing discrimination
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data interpretation ⓘ legal analysis ⓘ policy analysis ⓘ research design ⓘ social justice advocacy ⓘ |
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