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(2017) The Palgrave handbook of critical social psychology, New York, Palgrave Macmillan.
Intersectionality
an underutilized but essential theoretical framework for social psychology
Lisa Bowleg
pp. 507-529
Intersectionality is a critical analytical framework for social psychology. I have organized this chapter into four sections. First, I provide a historical overview of intersectionality. Second, using some of intersectionality's core tenets as a foundation, I critique some traditional assumptions of mainstream social psychological theory and research. Third, I highlight some current trends in intersectional social psychological research. Finally, I conclude with (1) a brief discussion about why social psychology has been so slow to embrace intersectionality, (2) a summary of the advantages of a more intersectional social psychology, and (3) recommendations of some key references for further reading.
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-51018-1_25
Full citation:
Bowleg, L. (2017)., Intersectionality: an underutilized but essential theoretical framework for social psychology, in B. Gough (ed.), The Palgrave handbook of critical social psychology, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 507-529.