Tag: Gender
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Intersectionality is Everywhere
Three decades after Kimberle Crenshaw popularized the term “intersectionality,” it has become mainstream. The term is mainstream because it is the truth and because elements of society who are against the idea that we should recognize the deep-seated issues of historically marginalized groups have seized on it as a rallying cry. For these reasons, intersectionality…
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The Concept and Measurement of Power in Intersectionality
The idea of power is inherent to intersectionality. In this post, we discuss how the concept of power is integral to the concept and framework of intersectionality, and how to measure power structures. Intersectionality is about politics and the use of power. Noted intersectionality scholar Patricia Hill Collins (2015: 3) argued that, “Drawing upon racial…
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Approaches to Intersectionality
What are the major approaches to intersectionality? In studying the influence of identity on attitudes and behavior, there are two major approaches to intersectionality, with some important internal divisions. One is a unitary, or additive, approach, and the other can be called the multiplicative approach. I present the essence of these approaches to intersectionality. See…