![]() ![]() The ambiguity of this theory means that it can be perceived as unorganized and lacking a clear set of defining goals. Intersectionality has been critiqued as inherently ambiguous based on its utilization of postmodernist theories of power and the view that the subjective experience of the person who feels oppressed authenticates the oppression. Those individuals who are members of more than one of these groups face unique combinations of oppression. It is based on the view that race, gender and class are the major determinants of identity, and that minorities from each of these categories are oppressed. ![]() Since that time it has had an impact on both feminism and the social sciences in general. ![]() The term was coined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw in a 1989 essay. For example, a black woman might face discrimination from a business that is not distinctly due to her race (because the business does not discriminate against black men) nor distinctly due to her gender (because the business does not discriminate against white women), but due to a combination of the two factors. It identifies advantages and disadvantages that are felt by people due to a combination of factors. Intersectionality is a theoretical framework for understanding discrimination from multiple sources. ![]() An intersectional analysis considers all the factors that apply to an individual in combination, rather than considering each factor in isolation. ![]()
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