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Pros And Cons Of Intersectionality

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According to the English Oxford Dictionary, intersectionality is the, “Interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage” (Oxford Dictionaries, n.d). Intersectionality is a way of acknowledging and comprehending that everyone’s identity has more than one attribute or social category; it’s how everyone experiences their own identity in their own unique way. For instance, in the article, Why intersectionality can’t wait, the writer Kimberlé Crenshaw, talked about a group of black women who prosecuted General Motors for discrimination (Crenshaw, 2015). Crenshaw spoke about how …show more content…

But now that I understand the term I realized that I too, assumed that all women in America were concern with the pay wage gap between men and women. In most careers, women make much less money than men do for doing the same exact job. I thought all women prioritized this awful pay wage gap until I realized that I prioritize this unequal pay gap because I am a Caucasian female but, for instance, an African American woman may prioritize the injustices she may face while trying to get employed over the unequal pay gap. In the article, Study: anti-black hiring discrimination is as prevalent today as it was in 1989, German Lopez stated that, “The researchers found that anti-black racism in hiring is unchanged since at least 1989… The bottom line is whether you get a job in America can come down to your race” (Gomez, 2017). As a Caucasian woman I probably won’t have to worry discrimination when finding employment so I prioritize the pay wage gap. When I thought that all women should be concerned with the pay wage gap I did not acknowledge the injustices of minority women who may not be able to get a job or their job of choice due to their social

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Sociology Kimberlé Crenshaw and Patricia Collins’ theory of intersectionality views race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, nationality, ability, Indigeneity, geography, and age, as mutually constructing phenomena that structures complex social inequalities (Hankivsky, 2014; Collins, 2015). Collins stresses that no homogenous standpoint exists for an individual, however, a collective standpoint for a group of individuals does exist, “one characterised by the tensions that accrue to different responses to common challenges” (Collins, 2000, p. 28). Essentially, intersectionality refers to individuals who can experience multiple forms of discrimination when their identities overlap several minority classes (Collins, 2000). Stigma is a social

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Analysis of “The Gender Pay Gap Is a Myth” In the article “The Gender Pay Gap Is a Myth”, Steve Tobak expresses his opinion on the difference in pay between males and females. The gap in pay between men and women has been a reoccurring controversy through many decades. While some say that women are generally paid at a lower scale than men, there are others that believe that this is a myth. Published on May 3, 2013 by Fox Business, throughout this article the Tobak explains his reasoning as to why he believes that the gender pay gap is a myth.

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Intersectionality is a concept that takes into account a person’s or group of people’s race, gender, age, and etc. People are more than just one aspect; there are many components that affect a person’s or a group of people’s experiences. African Americans have been grouped together as oppressed people struggling to be seen as equal to their white counterparts. However, there is so much more than just a “struggle to be seen as equal” to only white people. Black women struggled to be equal to black men; white men; and even white women, black men struggled to be equal to white men, lower-classed black women have struggled to be equal to middle-classed black women – the list could go on.

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1.The theory/concept of intersectionality is a theory centered around oppression, domination and discrimination through various mediums from the social and cultural elements of society. The theory can be applied in many ways toward women as well as their involvement in the criminal justice system. Some forms of discrimination that is more prevalent in perceiving the individual is using a woman's status, race, sexual orientation, ability and age, however there can be more added to this list. The wiki article said “The theory proposes that we should think of each element or trait of a person as inextricably linked with all of the other elements in order to fully understand one's identity.”

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Shield (2008) states that intersectionality refers to the general notion that social identities serve as organizing features of social relations, and mutually constitute, reinforce, and naturalize one another. Dilworth-Anderson et al. (2012) propose that actions are needed when addressing health disparities and creating a socially just society, not simple talking about cultural competencies. The authors offer the following phases that may help. The first one is knowing and understanding the culture of a group; this entails taking the time and effort to immerse oneself in another’s culture or become more familiar, which equates to walking a mile in their shoes (Dilworth-Anderson et al.

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Shining some much-needed sunlight on the gender wage gap will make a difference for every one of us, men and women, right now.” (www.nytimes.com, 16). “It’s the twenty-first century, and the gender wage gap affects the daily life of women throughout the country, at every economic level, from cashier to CEO. Is it fair? No.

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So many people have had issues with this wage gap, people with different colored skin to what gender they are. There are women who will get paid 75% of what men get paid just because of their jobs or because people think that they should get paid less because they get stuck with the housework or they are taking care of the elders. To me that is ridiculous, women and men shouldn’t be getting paid the way people see them. Most people think that men have harder jobs and women get the easier jobs but, that isn’t always true.

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Intersectionality is a theory which illustrates various types of discrimination an individual face when their identities imbricate with a number of minority classes such as race, gender, age, ethnicity, and other characteristics. Intersectionality is defined as looking at the intersections of people's identities. It examines how women of different background experience oppression. The phrase intersectionality was first developed by Kimberle Crenshaw to explain the methods in which social identities overlap and how that influences into experiences of oppression. Crenshaw began using the term to understand how African American women encounter both racism and sexism in multifaceted ways.

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The theory of intersectionality has been growing and developing for hundreds of years. This theory suggests that women are more than just their gender; that they have all of these different underlying identities, oppressions, and privileges that have influenced who they are as an individual. While the concept may still be new to many individuals, Black feminist thinkers everywhere for years, have been struggling to have their voices and opinions heard about how their lives are more than just their gender, that they are more than simply one single issue. By tracing back throughout history and looking at how these black feminists thinkers developed their theories and ideas, only then can one fully try to understand the whole concept and importance

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Although I strongly believe that gender equality matters, I will mention the few things I found against my claim as well. Just to make it clear the gender pay gap needs to come to an end so women can get their equal pay. Men

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