Abstract
Abstract
Because it is insufficient to focus on only one form of human diversity, be it race, gender or any other form, this chapter integrates an intersectionality approach to understanding and responding variations in Latinx psychosocial and health problems along the lines of race, gender and gender identity, sexuality, immigration status, etc. As an analytic tool, intersectionality facilitates understanding how multiple systems of oppression, as well as privilege, may converge and impinge upon the life of a Latinx individual or group. Challenges to integrating intersectionality into practice are discussed in relation to the way our socialization about civil rights, including social movements, has typically address one dimension of human diversity at a time.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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