Module 1: Applying an Intersectional Lens Flashcards
Forms of Violence
Physical, psychological, economic, emotional, sexual, verbal, environmental, neglect, abuse, harassment, microaggressions, erasure, exploitations.
Categories
Interpersonal, symbolic, state, slow, structural.
Mechanisms
Discourses, ideologies, social and economic structure, formal and informal regulation.
Social Identities
Race/ethnicity, class, dis/ability, sexual orientation, culture, age.
Locations and Contexts
Institutions, workplaces, community or public spaces, online spaces, private homes.
Intersectionality
Mutually constitutive relationship between identity categories, such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, citizenship, and ability.
Power relations and overlapping structures of subordination, refers to as interlocking systems of oppression.
Identity Categories or Social Locating Factors
Biological, and/or social attributes and characteristics provided by our parents, other loved ones or ourselves which are dynamic and provide your social location in society.
Systems of Oppression
Complex and interconnected structures, policies and practices that perpetuate inequality and discrimination against certain groups while privileging others.
Mechanisms or Strategies of Domination or Subordination
Methods and tactics used by individuals or groups to exert control, power, or influence over others that exist in various contexts including social, political, economic, and interpersonal relationships.
Define Patriarchy
Systems of social stratification based on sex/gender.
Aims to ratify male power and keep women subordinate to men.
What is considered masculine is more highly valued than what is considered feminine.
Define Sexism
Discrimination, prejudice, or stereotyping based on a person’s sex or gender.
Involves the belief that one gender is superior to another.
Define Misogyny
Specific form of sexism that involves a deep-seated hatred, contempt, or prejudice against women.
Seeks to control, punish, or devalue women who challenge traditional gender role or threaten male dominance.
Define Capitalism
Insatiable system of production and valorization.
Economic framework where private individuals or businesses own and control the means of production and distribution of goods and services.
Define Neoliberalism
Political and economic philosophy that emerged in the late 20th century, advocating for liberal principles with a focus on free-market capitalism.
Define Colonialism
Structure of governance characterized by a continuing and ongoing project of colonization whose aim is to eradicate and replace the indigenous population with sovereign settler collective.
