Sociology


Purpose

In this discussion, you will demonstrate your understanding of the general relationship between demographic characteristics and income.

Task

Answer the following discussion prompts in 250-300 words (total):

  1. Explain the concept of intersectionality in your own words.
  2. Pick two of the following characteristics and describe how the overlap of those two identities could impact someone’s life: social class, gender, sex, race, ethnicity, body size, (dis)ability, and education.