intersectionality

in·ter·sec·tion·al·it·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-sek-shuh-nal-i-tee]
- /ˌɪn tərˌsɛk ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-sek-shuh-nal-i-tee]
- /ˌɪn tərˌsɛk ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of intersectionality word

noun intersectionality the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual (often used attributively): Her paper uses a queer intersectionality approach. 1
noun intersectionality the oppression and discrimination resulting from the overlap of an individual’s various social identities: the intersectionality of oppression experienced by black women. 1
noun intersectionality A feminist sociological methodology of studying the relationships among multiple dimensions and modalities of social relationships and subject formations. 1

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Origin of intersectionality

First appearance:

before 1989

One of the 1% newest English words

1989; coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw; intersectional + -ity

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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