intersectionality

theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
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intersectionality

Summary

intersectionality is a sociological theory[1]. intersectionality ranks in the top 4% of sociological_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,945 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • intersectionality's instance of is recorded as sociological theory[3].
  • intersectionality's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • intersectionality is a type of gender studies[5].
  • intersectionality is a type of political sociology[6].
  • intersectionality is a type of jurisprudence[7].
  • intersectionality is a type of social movement[8].
  • intersectionality's Commons category is recorded as Intersectionality[9].
  • intersectionality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Intersectionality[10].
  • intersectionality's described by source is recorded as Gender Glossar[11].
  • intersectionality's partially coincident with is recorded as intersectional feminism[12].
  • intersectionality's different from is recorded as intersectionism[13].
  • intersectionality's named by is recorded as Kimberlé Crenshaw[14].
  • intersectionality's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sociological theory[3] and academic discipline[4]. Recorded subclass of include gender studies[5], political sociology[6], jurisprudence[7], and social movement[8].

Why It Matters

intersectionality ranks in the top 4% of sociological_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,945 views/month).[2] intersectionality has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] intersectionality is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named by Kimberlé Crenshaw
    Instance of
    Different from intersectionism
    Aliases
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