Intersectionality and the Development of Self and Identity
Development
Self and Identity Development
Margarita Azmitia,
Virginia Thomas,
Margarita Azmitia
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorVirginia Thomas
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMargarita Azmitia,
Virginia Thomas,
Margarita Azmitia
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorVirginia Thomas
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Intersectionality is a key theoretical, empirical, and applied construct in the social sciences and the humanities. In this essay, we review the origins of the construct and the foundational theory and research that served to cement its importance in these fields. We then present a brief overview of how intersectionality guides current theory, research, and social policy in education, feminist studies, politics, psychology, and sociology, concluding with a discussion of the key issues that need to be addressed for this construct to deliver in its promise to strengthen theory, research, and practice in the social sciences.
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