Thursday, May 8, 2014

Interesting Intersectionality

In early childhood I did not have much contact with people of other ethnicities because I lived in incredibly small towns from kindergarten through senior year of high school. This does not mean that I didn't experience intersectionality. I am a white, lower-middle-class, male.  A big result of this is that before college I had little contract and experience with people of other classes and races. This gave me less perspective intro other people and their life experiences. I think this prevented me from understanding how other people view the world. This could have played a role in the low number of friends from other social classes. This may be also do to habits of varying parts intersectionality. As discussed in "Women Without Class" this intersectionality can lead to a division of physical space for use by varying groups. I think this leads to acquisition of friends of similar social groups due to common interests and shared space such as how many of my friends smoke cigarettes and this are often ostracized by passers by thus when they meet a fellow smoker they often quickly make friends. This seems to lead to greater division along intersections of society.

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