Life at the intersections

Citation

Robertson T (2024) Life at the intersections. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 15 (2), pp. 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1332/17579597y2024d000000013

Abstract
First paragraph: Research that uses an intersectional lens examines how social, economic and demographic categories (such as ethnicity, social class and gender) interconnect and interact to create modes of discrimination and privilege. In health research, for example, those intersections can be manifested in worse health outcomes in certain groups within our populations. In turn, intersectional inequalities have been linked to exacerbated health inequalities. This concept of intersectionality has seen a growing interest across longitudinal and lifecourse studies over recent years. The main advantage of taking an intersectionality lens is that it views each component category as forming part of multiple social characteristics that overlap and interact with each other. It is these overlaps and interactions that are deemed as being essential to understanding the multiple levels of inequality and injustice that are not captured by exploring each measure independently.

Journal
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: Volume 15, Issue 2