Intersectionality: Gender‚ Race‚ and Gangs Introduction In much of social science research‚ gender‚ race‚ class‚ and other dimensions of identity are treated as discrete variables‚ to be studied and measured separately. In recent years‚ however‚ feminist sociological theorists have argued that race‚ gender‚ class‚ and other axes of identity must be treated as overlapping and intersecting forms of oppression. Kimberlé Crenshaw‚ (1989) was among the first to articulate this theory‚ and coined
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talk about intersectionality‚ and how can society make intersectionality more of an apparent identity‚ so society does not have to eliminate the separation on what issues to fight for (e.g Trans and Black issues).” Janet had brilliant and eloquence on presenting her book and talking about her experience. The take away message is that society cannot separate issues because one issue is connected to several other issues that are not being identified. Society has to incorporate intersectionality into the
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US-Mexican students‚ Guadelupe Valdes who in her study‚ describes the difficulty and confusion many of the immigrant parents experienced due to their lack of familiarity with U.S. institutions‚ Olena Hankivsky who discussed in details about Intersectionality‚ Gary Williams who examines the Critical Race Theory and so on. In this study‚ we therefore examine these published academic articles in addition to some of the class readings for the critical analysis of how the issues of Subtractive Schooling
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commonly known as intersectionality. This theory seeks to incorporate the intersectionality of race as well as gender into Agnew’s general strain theory. This essay’s aim is to outline key arguments whilst identifying shortcomings and critiques. I will attempt to relate my experiences to this article and figure out whether it supports or opposes the literature discussed so far. The key argument in the text revolves around intersectionality. Collins (2000) describes intersectionality as a combination
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Hankivsky uses evidence collected from a wide range of sources to make her points about how intersectionality is important and needs to be considered more. She includes pictures‚ charts‚ graphs‚ and a variety of statistics to back up her claims. Her points were logical and credible and did the job that she set out to do‚ which was to educate the reader about the usefulness and principle of intersectionality. Barsky’s chapter‚ Theory‚ Values‚ and Ethics‚ made the point that social workers use theories
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have studied many theories and concepts concerning race‚ gender‚ and politics. There are three theories that capture the essence of Joanne Hyppolite’s worldview as a Haitian growing up in America: intersectionality‚ identity‚ and diaspora. Individuals oftentimes experience the theory of Intersectionality firsthand. For example‚ being raised in a majority-white community‚ African-Americans can often is forced to conform to the notion that they are an insignificant fraction of a population that does
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regards to challenges faced by the LGBT population‚ authors Gray‚ Mendelsohn‚ and Omoto (2015) examines the intersectionality of minority LGBT individuals. This approach recognizes the variety of experiences of people who share one or more social categories simultaneously. The association with multiple communities exhibit unique traits and roles within each community. Intersectionality theory proposes that the consequences of racial and sexual discrimination are problematic to extricate in workplace
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and privileges simply because they are white. Tatum also discusses how important it is to focus on intersectionality in the present society and as Black women who identify as a feminist it is important to direct focus to intersectionality within society. Due to that fact‚ it is clear that an inclusionist feminist vision is not possible due to Tatums statements about white privilege and intersectionality and the awareness around these issues is disregarded under a blanket feminist term around the issues
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Ethnic Studies Final 1. When discussing stereotypes and race‚ it is important to recognize how insignificant skin color is. Racism itself if focused mainly on cultural states‚ and more times than not‚ whites are considered culturally superior to people of color. The treatment of African Americans and Native Americans in American culture perfectly demonstrate how oppositional dichotomies of race define racial stereotypes. Cultural dominance was set since the first settlers began to participate
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Intersectionality‚ as described by Crenshaw and Spelman‚ is the notion that the identities of a person are interdependent on one another and thus cannot be fully separated. Spelman uses an analogy of people entering doors (identities)‚ trying to prioritize which of them they identify with most. We cannot choose‚ for these identities are interdependent. For example‚ race directly affects the experience of being a woman. To be a woman who is Black involves different strife‚ experiences‚ and thus identity
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