intersectionality

noun

Etymology: From intersectional + -ity.

1. The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination).

   “the intersectionality of these issues”

   “the intersectionality of race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, generation, marital status, and place of origin”

2. The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.

   “One way to approach the problem of intersectionality is to examine how courts frame and interpret the stories of Black women plaintiffs.”

   “This book is about intersectionality and is particularly concerned with examining theorising intersectionalities and difference. In recent years, the concept of intersectionality has taken centre stage and has become a dominant model with which to engage in how differences such as ‘race’, gender, class, sexuality, age, disability and religion interweave and intersect upon individual lives in a modern ‘risk’ society[…].”