intersectionality
/ɪntɚˌsɛkʃəˈnæləti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "the intersectionality of these issues"
- "the intersectionality of race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, generation, marital status, and place of origin"
- "The feminist movement has also laid the groundwork for new intersectionalities with other movements. The intersectionality of interests between legal feminists and fem-crits has perpetuated a progressive CLS [Critical Legal Studies]-tilt within feminist legal discourse."
- "With men who are unemployed men or have limited access to work this heightening of masculinity within the interior of the familial relationship is of particular relevance with differences attributable to the intersectionality of race, class, culture and sexual orientation."
- "[Lisa] Bowleg details how she went about a psychological study of Black lesbian women only to find—in the midst of data collection—that the study had been configured along an additive model of identity that could not account for the intersectionality of her participants' experiences."
- "[…][Rutger] Bregman has no time for modern activists who fall out with each other and write off potential allies because of minor mishaps or lack of “intersectionality”: “You end up with a movement that's 100 per cent pure, but 0 per cent effective.”"
Etymology
From intersectional + -ity.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪntɚˌsɛkʃəˈnæləti/
- British English: /ɪntəˌsɛkʃəˈnælɪti/