Approaches to Research on Intersectionality: Perspectives on Gender, LGBT, and Racial/Ethnic Identities

@article{Parent2013ApproachesTR,
  title={Approaches to Research on Intersectionality: Perspectives on Gender, LGBT, and Racial/Ethnic Identities},
  author={Mike C. Parent and Cirleen DeBlaere and Bonnie Moradi},
  journal={Sex Roles},
  year={2013},
  volume={68},
  pages={639-645}
}
Intersectionality theories, or the recognition of multiple interlocking identities, defined by relative sociocultural power and privilege, constitute a vital step forward in research across multiple domains of inquiry. This special issue, which extends Shields (2008) contribution in Sex Roles, provides an opportunity to reflect on past, present, and future promise in intersectionality scholarship. To provide a common ground for this work, each paper in this special issue addresses the… 
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