Definitions For Intersectionality

Noun

INTERSECTIONALITY. (countable and uncountable, plural INTERSECTIONALITYs) The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination). : {{ux, en, the intersectionality of these issues}} : {{ux, en, the intersectionality of race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, generation, marital status, and place of origin}} The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identity, identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.

Synonyms

cross-sectionality

Related terms

intersect intersection intersectional intersectionalism intersectionalist intersectionalistic intersectionally

Translations

Catalan: transversalitat, f, interseccionalitat, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 交叉性 (jiāochāxìng) Danish: intersektionalitet, c Dutch: intersectionaliteit, f, kruispuntdenken, n Esperanto: intersekca teorio, pluraneco Finnish: intersektionaalisuus, moniperusteinen syrjintä, risteävä eriarvoisuus, moniperustainen syrjintä French: intersectionnalité, f Galician: interseccionalidade, f Georgian: ინტერსექციურობა German: Intersektionalität, f Hebrew: הִצְטָלְבִיוּת (hitstalviyút, f) Icelandic: samtvinnun Italian: intersezionalità Japanese: インターセクショナリティ (intāsekushonariti), 交差性 (kōsasei), 交叉性 (kōsasei) Korean: 상호교차성(相互交叉性), 교차성(交叉性) Norwegian: : Bokmål: interseksjonalitet, m : Nynorsk: interseksjonalitet, m Portuguese: interseccionalidade, f Russian: интерсекциона́льность, f Spanish: interseccionalidad, f, transversalidad, f Swedish: intersektionalitet, c Thai: อัตลักษณ์ทับซ้อน

Etymology

intersectional + ity.

See also

interconnectedness interconnectivity interrelatedness interrelationality multidimensionality