Intersectionality

Quick meaning: Intersectionality is a noun meaning The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination).

Meaning

The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination).

More Meanings

1. The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.

Example Sentences

the intersectionality of these issues

the intersectionality of race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, generation, marital status, and place of origin

One way to approach the problem of intersectionality is to examine how courts frame and interpret the stories of Black women plaintiffs.

[…][Rutger] Bregman has no time for modern activists who fall out with each other and write off potential allies because of minor mishaps or lack of “intersectionality”: “You end up with a movement that's 100 per cent pure, but 0 per cent effective.”

Word Forms

• intersectionalities

Synonyms for intersectionality

Depending on context, synonyms include cross-sectionality.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include interraciality, interculturality, interdimensionality, multiraciality, interdiscursivity, interconnectivity.

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