Business & Finance , LVE400 LVE400 La Verne Intersectionality Beliefs Critical Thinking Assignment Criticalthinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensiveexploration of issues, ideas, and events before accepting or formulatingan opinion or conclusion. Critical thinking is the intellectuallydisciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing,applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating informationgathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection,reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. In thisassignment you will research a social change group/organization in oursociety (comtemporary or historical) and analyze the groups/organizationefforts utilizing intersectional analysis to promote a betterunderstanding of the group/organization, social issue(s), possibleremedies, and practical actions individuals can take to support thegroup. Essential to the intersectional analysis is making clear yourposition on the group being analyzed. In doing your research on thegroup it is important explore critiques of the group/organization’sefforts, it is also important to be aware of your own biases. Youranalysis should consist of 8 paragraphs, Introduction, one paragraphsfor each component of intersectionality, and a concluding paragraph thatincludes reflection on your beliefs and actions now or in the futurerelating the issue(s) and organization explored. (Paragraphs should be100-150 words, and paper should be between 800–1200 words).
Intersectionalityis a way of understanding and analyzing the complexity in the world, inpeople and in human experience”¦Intersectionality as an analytical toolgives people better access to the complexity of the world and ofthemselves. (Collins & Bilge 2016, p. 2)
Intersectionalityis an intellectual tool of analysis and praxis that can be organized insix core themes: Social Inequality, Power, Relationality, SocialContext, Complexity, Social Justice. (C&B p. 25-30) Social Inequality– Intersectionality supports understanding of the complexity of socialinequalities beyond a single factor or category (i.e. race, gender,sexuality, citizenship) and encourages exploration interactions amongvarious identities.
Power– Intersectionality supports understanding of power relations, asmutually constructed. Oppression is an interlocking system, whereracism, sexism and classism are in relationship to each other and do notact in isolation. Power is exercised across four domains: structural(financial institutions), disciplinary (legal system), cultural(mass-media) and interpersonal (power and privilege). Relationality– Intersectionality employs a both/and frame and rejects binaryeither/or constructs. Relationality is supported by inquiry and praxisthat emphasize coalitions, dialogue, and collectives. Instead ofexploring a social problem, through a single lens, relationality gathersperspectives from the multiplicity of identities and find areas ofconvergence.
Social Context– Intersectionality contextualizes inquiry and praxis by bringingattention to the ways in which particular historical, cultural,political, cosmological and intellectual arrangement shape our thinkingand actions.
Complexity– Intersectionality as a form of analysis is not simple or clean.Weaving together inequities, power relations and social contexts isdifficult and can be frustrating. As such, collective or collaborativeefforts are encouraged to understand the complexity of the world. Critical Thinking Is Defined by the Eight Elements
https://www.criticalthinking.org/ctmodel/logic-model1.htm# –Intersectionality call attention to the incongruences of the socialideals of meritocracy, fairness and democracy, given the realities ofglobal inequalities. Social justice challenges boot-strap,self-determined narratives citing the societal discrepancies, likeeveryone having the right to vote, vs. equal access to voting.Social Justice