Abstract
The ideas embedded within the concept of intersectionality can be traced to the speech given by Sojourner Truth in 1851. It was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw. Intersectionality is not only a theoretical tool but is necessary for justice, advocacy, interventions, and policy development. It enables us to move away from single axis and binary thinking that have long hampered social justice movements and practical work with individual members of a marginalized community. Intersectionality provides the necessary grounding that enables all intervenors to acknowledge the multiple identities and institutional structures that disempower people from historically and current marginalized communities. Within the context of practical work, it is important to go beyond a simple analysis that focuses primarily on any one aspect of identity as the explanatory factor to exploring the multiple types of discrimination. Exposing the convergence of different types of discrimination is necessary for individual work as well as in areas of research and public policy.
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Warrier, S. (2022). Intersectionality. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89999-2_301
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