Chapter 13: Intersectionality in the United States

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Chapter 13 Intersectionality in the United States
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Abstract

Intersectionality is a term coined in 1989 by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw (1959–) to describe the ways in which discrimination cuts across traditional boundaries such as race, sex or gender, and wealth or poverty. It is often associated with critical race theory, another term coined by Crenshaw, which examines the ways in which race is defined and discrimination is produced in America.

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