Question

The discrimination and oppression that people face because of their race, class, and gender is referred to as ______.

Answer 1

Answer: Intersectionality

Explanation: Intersectionality is a term used to describe the discrimination, segregation or oppression suffered by an individual arising from the individual's social, political and physical affiliation. It explains how social and political factors such as race, gender, sex, class are used cumulatively to form a distinct modes of oppression towards a certain group. Racism and sexism which are distinct discriminatory terms based on race and gender respectively are combined with other political and social discriminatory features to create an interdependent or overlapping system of discrimination or oppression.