Question

While shopping for clothes, a black woman is followed around the store by a white sales associate. Frustrated, she leaves the store and decides to go home. Her husband, on seeing her enter the house, asks: "What's for dinner?"

What concept could we as sociologists use to understand her experiences, both in the store and at home?

a. Feminization of poverty
b. Second-wave feminism
c. Intersectionality
d. Gender inequality

Answer 1

The answer is C. Intersectionality.

Step-by-step explanation:

This theory explores the relation between different personal attributes (in the example, race and gender) and the way they create a unique type of discrimination.

The purpose of the theory is to create a framework to understand the effects of these overlappings, and further explore ways to promote equity.