Intersectionality — Quiz

In McCall's (2005) typology, which approach uses categories as tools for comparative quantitative analysis of inequality across intersecting group memberships?

In which publication did Kimberlé Crenshaw first use the term 'intersectionality'?

Why did the court in DeGraffenreid v. General Motors dismiss the Black women plaintiffs' combined discrimination claim?

Which text is most often cited as the immediate intellectual precursor to Crenshaw's intersectionality, articulating 'interlocking systems of oppression'?

What does Arline Geronimus's weathering hypothesis argue?

What was the main conclusion of Browne and Misra's 2003 Annual Review of Sociology article on gender and race in the labour market?

What does Nira Yuval-Davis mean by 'translational' intersectionality?

Which of the following best describes the analytical move that is central to intersectionality as a sociological framework?

Explain why Crenshaw argued that the experience of Black women at the intersection of race and sex is 'structurally distinct' rather than simply additive. Use at least one concrete example from the topic.

Identify two intellectual antecedents of Crenshaw's intersectionality and explain what analytical contribution each made.

What methodological concern does the Marxist and political-economy critique raise about intersectional analysis, and how has Collins responded?

Evaluate the claim that intersectionality is a productive analytical framework for empirical sociology rather than merely a theoretical slogan. In your answer, discuss at least three substantive empirical areas in which intersectional analysis has generated findings that single-axis approaches would have missed, and address at least one significant critique of the framework.