Women's Studies 2244 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Structural Level, Infant Mortality, Public Health Journal

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2244
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

Document Summary

The problem with the phrase women and minorities: intersectionality . Brief history of intersectionality; ethnicity, sexuality, disability, etc. ) an important theoretical framework for public health bowleg: missing is the possibility of these 2 categories intersecting. 4 of which referred to citations in reference list. Social identities are not independent/unidimensional, but multiple/intersecting: 2. People from multiple historically marginalized groups are the focal/starting point: 3. Multiple social identities at the micro level intersect with the marco: multiple intersecting identities; level, social categories are not independent, they"re mutually constitutive. Intersectionality considers how low and high status social identities intersect to yield disparity and advantage. Intersectionality paradox: describes the result of adverse health outcomes at the intersection of a high status identity with race and gender for black middle-class women and men. How multiple social identities at the individual level intersect with multiple-level social inequalities at the macro and structural level: ex.