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sept 20, 2012current issues in sociology
jessica asmus + aleah jaeger + spencer wharton
sectionality
noun (pl.)1. formal statements of
the meanings of words or phrases
def·i·ni·tions
strand
category
noun1. an axis of identity (e.g.
race, gender)
noun1. an axis of identity (e.g.
race, gender)
projectnoun1. a site of political alliances and
coalitions; a movement
stabilitynoun1. a measure of how rigidly
defined a variable isAntonym: fluidity
intersectionalitynoun1. a methodology of studying the
relationships along multiple axes of identity
huh?
patricia hill collins• Black feminist scholar• author, “learning from the outsider
within” (1986)
Black woman
Black woman=
+
-20 pts.
“[U]nlike white women, they have no
illusions that their whiteness will negate female subordination, and unlike Black men,
they cannot use a questionable appeal to manhood to neutralize
the stigma of being Black.”
Black + woman
Black woman
=
walby, et al.
“Contemporary feminist and anti-racist discourses
have failed to consider intersectional identities
such as women of color”-Kimberlé Crenshaw
McCall identifies three approaches to intersectionality:
• intra-categorical• anti-categorical• inter-categorical
Hancock identifies three approaches to study of difference:
• unitary• multiple
• intersectional
major dilemmas6
politics & structure
are conflated1
don’t forget the
racists2
RIGIDITY/ fluidity 3
what about class?4
aw, dammit.
do we hold the Oppression Olympics?5
says:
all categoriesare equallyimportant
social justiceanalytical standpoint
?
when inequalities
collide6
and now, you act.
walby et al. suggest solutions.
what are they?
estrada & hondagneu-sotelo
“To what extent are [the street vendor youths’]
constructions of identity coping mechanisms?”
-Bao-Tram and Jenna
“Comparing these youth’s non-traditional childhood and growth
into adulthood, how do these children know they have reached
adulthood when they are, to an extent, the breadwinners of their
family? Would they use the “therapeutic model” for their
transformation?”-Heather, Jennifer, and Laetitiah
“Are aspects of the street vendors’ identities being commodified by the authenticity they bring to their food by virtue of being lower class and first or second-generation immigrants?”-Carrie, Katie D., Chloe, and Julia
Estrada and Hondegneu-Sotelo show how it is often the children in disadvantaged families who interact with
institutions on behalf of their parents.
How does this difficulty of
advocating for institutional
recognition relate to Bonilla-Silva’s discussion of
minorities, the media, and audiences?
Christine and
Ami
jones
Does drawing on or highlighting aspects of
one’s identity as a survival skill perpetuate
inequality?
Is it the responsibility of marginalized peoples to act in ways that won’t perpetuate their own marginalization?
Is intersectionality as a concept only relevant to marginalized, oppressed,
or disadvantaged identities?
How does setting affect individuals’ ability to use intersectionality to their advantage?
“Would the results have been different if the study was set in a city with a history of racial
problems like Los Angeles rather than the more progressive San Francisco?”
-Kelsey, Katie M., Karin and Meaghan
We see that Kiara, as a poor Black woman, experiences a fairly fluid identity. What factors contribute to the stability or fluidity of identity in lived experience?
-Carrie, Katie D., Chloe and Julia
that is all.thank you.
photo sources
ripples: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cappuccino_iv/1125296761/thinker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tmartin/71654890/curtain: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevec77/2477181497/cube: http://www.flickr.com/photos/soheilk/4438771159/hot dog: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marknye/7699051550/father/son: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13861582@N03/7942540162/in/pool-parent_childvendor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/asmythie/3484083793/radio tower: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philedmonds/6177301721/street girls: http://weber-street-photography.com/2011/01/05/college-girls-2010/pride: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smoel/2730874172/los angeles: http://www.flickr.com/photos/84263554@N00/3120512033/water/rocks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leftymgp/6831901574/photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjgarbutt/5358075251/