Intersectionality
What is Intersectionality?
A sociological and analytical framework.
Categories like race, gender, and socio-economic status.
What are health disparities?
Refers to the differences in health that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantage.
Who are LGBTQ+ people of colour?
This group often faces both racism and homophobia.
Rudrum was able to identify systems of oppression such as _____, colonialism, and ___ ______ and how they shape maternal care.
"patriarchy" "class privilege"
Who is Kimberle Crenshaw?
She coined the term "intersectionality" in 1989 to describe how black women face forms of oppression.
What are three social determinants for health?
Financial resources
Ethnicity and race
Gender expression
Educational background
Location in the world
Physical ability
Status as an Indigenous person.
What are social inequities?
Racism, ableism, sexism, classism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia.
Intersectionality sheds light on how ___ _____ (re)-produce social inequalities
"power relationships"
What is intersectional disadvantage? (or What is an intersectional health disparity?)
(E.G) Someone of a certain gender facing health disparities due to their gender, ethnicity, and immigration status.
How did Clark understand the roots of violence in the lives of Indigenous women.
Analysed the policies as well as the colonial and sexist cotexts.
What is ableism?
This type of discrimination affects disabled individuals and can lead to poorer health outcomes.
From an intersectional perspective, explicating why social inequalities in smoking exist involves examining the relationship between _____ _____ policy and various ____ ____.
"tobacco control" "social groups"
What are racism, sexism, and classism?
These three systems of oppression often intersect to shape health outcomes for marginalised communities.
How can the tobacco control policy impact individuals or communities?
Women of different ethnic backgrounds had distinct experiences due to the relation of their race and ethnicity.
How is the LGBTQ+ community impacted by the inequities they face?
Likely to experience, anxiety, depression, low self esteem.
Through the experiences of ____ ___ living in India of different SES, DEAN demonstrated how sexism, ableism, and classism ____ and seep through relationships with family and medical professionals to ____ ____ to sexual and reproductive health care for these women.
"disabled women" "intersect" "hinder access"
What is single-axis analysis?
Intersectionality is crucial in public health research because it prevents this flawed approach that treats social identities as isolated.
What did Abichahine and Veenstra research?
The difference in physical activity for men and woman of different ethnicities, social classes and sexual orientation.
What is equity?
Equity means giving people what they need to reach the same level of health services. Not just treating everyone the same.
Understanding the impacts of social determinants of health on ___ _____ _ __ with a strong emphasis on socio-economic status (SES)
"social inequalities in health"