Families and Society

Question

Use intersectionality theory to make a sociological argument by using African American women as a group. Remember to start with your definition of intersectionality theory, and make sure to include actual income differences in race, gender, and education

Answer 1

According to intersectionality theory, African-American women are at a minimum, doubly or triply-oppressed compared to other social and cultural groups in society. This is because, first, African-American women are people of color rather than white; second, because African-American women are women rather than men; and third--arguably--because African-American women are Black as opposed to members of a different, less-oppressed group amongst people of color. Several forms of intersectionality theory argue that African-Americans are the most oppressed racial group, more than many other groups of people of color.

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