intersectionality

/ˌɪntərˌsɛkʃəˈnæləti/

intersectionalities

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Definition of intersectionality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sociology

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state of having overlapping forms of discrimination

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Intersectionality highlights the complexity of discrimination faced by individuals.

social theory

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study of overlapping social identities and oppression

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Intersectionality is crucial in understanding social justice issues.

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Origin of intersectionality

Latin, inter (between) + sectio (cutting)

Examples of intersectionality in a sentence

The book explores intersectionality in modern society.
Intersectionality helps in analyzing complex social dynamics.
Her research focuses on intersectionality in education.

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French:intersectionnalité, ...
German:Intersektionalität, ...
Italian:intersezionalità, ...
Spanish:interseccionalidad, ...
Portuguese:interseccionalidade, ...
Chinese:交叉性, 交叉研究, ...
Japanese:インターセクショナリティ, ...
Arabic:تَقَاطُعُ الهُوِيَّات, التقاطع بين الهويات, ...
Hebrew:אִינְטֶרְסֶקְצְיוֹנָלִיּוּת, ...
Russian:интерсекциональность, ...
Ukrainian:інтерсекційність, ...
Hindi:बहुस्तरीय भेदभाव, इंटरसेक्शनैलिटी, ...
Bengali:ইন্টারসেকশনালিটি, আন্তঃসংযোগিতা, ...
Catalan:interseccionalitat, ...
Czech:intersekcionalita, prolínání sociálních identit a forem útlaku, ...
Danish:intersektionalitet, ...
Dutch:intersectionaliteit, ...
Greek:διαθεματικότητα, ...
Hungarian:interszekcionalitás, metszeti szemlélet, ...
Khmer:ភាពប្រទាក់ក្រឡាគ្នានៃទម្រង់រើសអើងជាច្រើន, ទ្រឹស្តីអំពីអត្តសញ្ញាណសង្គម និងការគាបសង្កត់ដែលប្រទាក់ក្រឡាគ្នា, ...
Korean:교차성, ...
Persian:تقاطع‌مندی, تقاطع‌گرایی, ...
Polish:intersekcjonalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):interseccionalidade, ...
Romanian:intersecționalitate, studiu al intersecționalității, ...
Swedish:intersektionalitet, ...
Thai:การทับซ้อนของการเลือกปฏิบัติ, แนวคิดสหบท, ...
Turkish:kesişimsellik, ...
Vietnamese:tính giao thoa, cách tiếp cận giao thoa, ...

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