Lecture 6: Intersectionality Flashcards
Intersectionality
Our social location is the result of the intersection of our experiences of race, class, gender, sexuality and nationality
Multiple Identities
Singular approaches for anti-racism assume a homogeny within groups that does not exist
ex. affluent person of color s poor person
An individual may want to see the end of oppression to some parts of their identity but may not be wiling to give up power or privilege that comes with other parts
Models of Oppression: Single Strand
Classicism is seen as the most important
Does not account for interconnection of women of color experiencing sexism and racism together
Parallel
Depicts all forms of oppression- no hierarchy
All forms of oppression involve similar dynamics of domination and subordination but each held in place by a specific set of conditions and each affect a specific group of individuals
Intersenctional
Idea that human identities are complex and multi-dimensional
Different social classifications interact with each other to produce experiences of privilege and oppression
Web
Based on the idea that each of us is positioned in a particular context with respect to our different social identities
Each characteristic of the web is based on a continuum
Positions on the web change with time and circumstances ex. age
The further away one moves from the center the more oppression experiences
Heterogeneity within oppressed groups
Homogenization of groups of people over simplify the complexities and diversity within each of our identities
Classicism
Marx divided society into 2 groups-bourgeoisie and proletariat
Modern society is not as homogenous
Racism
The belief that human abilities are based on race and that ultimately one race is superior
Occurs on 3 levels: Personal, Cultural and Systematic
Sexism
Patriarchy refers to a system of social structures that subordinated woman to men
A set of social, economic, political and cultural beliefs, attitudes and practices that oppress women
Ageism
Not only biologically based
A social division where power, privilege and resources are allocated to some but not others according to age
Able-ism
Everyone is vulnerable to disability-either physical or mental-prevents the person from full participation in life
May be invisible/visible- when people with disabilities interact with others in society the disability itself becomes one of the factors of the interaction, often determining the quality and quantity of relationships
