Intersectional Analyses of Identity and Social Justice

Ostrove, Joan M.

doi:10.1007/s11199-007-9259-4

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“…Psychologists have struggled with how to capture membership in multiple social categories using traditional (often quantitative) techniques, but new methodological insights and recommendations are emerging (e.g., Cole, 2009; Stewart & McDermott, 2004; see also the special issue on intersectionality in Sex Roles : Shields, 2008). We are also starting to see feminist pedagogical tools and techniques for bringing intersectional perspectives into the psychology classroom (e.g., Lee, 2012; Ostrove, 2007; Rios, Stewart, & Winter, 2010; Sharp, Bermudez, Watson, & Fitzpatrick, 2007). Intersectionality is, in a sense, a specific variant of the social-structural perspective, and it promises to bring important new advances to the science and teaching of personality.…”

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Where Is Social Structure in Personality Research?

Cortina

Curtin

Stewart

2012

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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For decades, feminist scholars have argued that to understand a person’s behavior, one must understand not only that individual but also the social structure in which she or he is embedded. Has psychology heeded these calls? The authors investigated this question using the subfield of personality as an exemplar. Based on a systematic analysis of publication trends in nine prominent journals, the authors found that social-structural analyses rarely appear in highly cited journals specifically devoted to personality research. Instead, these analyses appear in journals that focus on certain social structures (gender and race/ethnicity), while still neglecting others (social class and sexual orientation). To illustrate how greater attention to social structure can advance the scientific understanding of individuals, the authors then identified specific research programs that look closely at both personality and structure. The article concludes with specific recommendations for research and teaching in personality psychology, gender and race psychology, and beyond.

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