Asked by Mirtha Sanchez on Aug 01, 2024

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Sarah is a woman who has experienced oppression and who has been marginalized in the community where she lives.It is hard for Sarah to know if this oppression is a result of her race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or physical abilities.She believes it is likely a combination of all of these.What is this complexity of identity called?

A) fluidity
B) salience
C) homogeneity
D) intersectionality

Intersectionality

A concept used to describe the ways in which various aspects of identity interconnect on multiple and often simultaneous levels and can form interlocking systems of oppression.

Homogeneity

The quality or state of being composed of parts that are all of the same kind; uniformity.

Fluidity

The quality of being adaptable or capable of changing easily; often used in the context of gender, sexuality, and identity to describe a spectrum of experiences that are not fixed.

  • Understand the concepts of identity, including personal, social, and ascribed identities, and the complexities such as intersectionality.
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Kemar GouldbourneAug 06, 2024
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D
Explanation :
Intersectionality refers to the interconnected nature of social categories such as race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and physical abilities, and how they create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination and disadvantage.