Media Studies A-Level

Intersectionality

What Intersectionality means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Intersectionality

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The idea that gender never operates alone, but combines with race, class, sexuality and other social positions so that experiences of patriarchy differ.

AQA · Feminist theories - hooks' ideas and theories on feminist theory

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