Class, Culture, And Gender - 856 Words

Intersectionality is the concept that is used when examining the interconnections between a group or a an individual dealing with race, class, culture, and gender. Since these groups intersect with one another, they cannot be examined separately. The term intersectionality was first coined by Kimberle Crenshaw, being a woman of color she argued that black women have to deal with two types of discrimination, racism and sexism. A combination of two types of discrimination, when studying an individual it hard not to intersect them with different types of discrimination. Crenshaw and other women of color would not have to deal with double discrimination if white women were not discriminated and if black people were not discriminated as well. Privilege then comes into play here, more importantly white privilege, having social advantages just by being born white. Having white privilege only goes so far, if you are a woman one still has the social advantages of being white, but then comes in sexism and male privilege. Where privilege and oppression intersect on not only an individual, but a type of group, being the white female. By being a white woman one can be privileged and oppressed at the same time. While if you are a woman of color you are discriminated more upon and more oppressed since you are not only dealing with one discrimination, but two. One type of group that comes into play with discrimination is the woman. Where in a society that is prominentlyShow MoreRelatedGender, Class And Traditional Culture903 Words   |  4 PagesGender, class and traditional culture all have a prodigious impact on the fate of ones future and the obstacles that arise in the pursuit of the American Dream. In the film, Real Women Have Curves, the viewer can witness firsthand what it entails to live a lifestyle of a first generation Mexican teenager living in a Hispanic neighborhood in East Los Angles. The film draws you in on an intimate level and allows you to relate to the cu lture and viewpoints of traditional Mexican heritage. The take homeRead MoreProblems Regarding Race, Gender, Class And Culture Of A Fictitious Character2474 Words   |  10 PagesCounselling supports the individual to promote change, resolve and overcome problems arising from the social context in which the client is embedded (McLeod 2003). In this paper I will focus mainly on sociocultural problems concerning race, gender, class and culture of a fictitious character. The case study represents Patrick who is married with a new born baby. He is suffering anxiety and depression deriving from an unstable marital relationship. 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Post War Recovery Moved Families From1451 Words   |  6 PagesGender Identity Post war recovery moved families from destroyed London to new builds in the surrounding counties. A display of female solidarity through shared identity could be seen as a way to reinforce a shrinking community, by dressing alike and sharing time together. In Wolff’s descriptions of both Flaneuse and Flaneur, the world beyond the home is considered to be a male space (1985). This is a middle class understanding of the social world, which restricts women to the home and actively ignores