From the course: Recognizing Ageism to Be More Inclusive
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Age as an intersectional identity
From the course: Recognizing Ageism to Be More Inclusive
Age as an intersectional identity
- The term intersectionality was coined by Kimberle Crenshaw to capture the overlapping and independent systems of discrimination and privilege that intersect to influence life experiences. Race, gender, class, ability and sexual orientation are just some components that make up our intersectional identity. Our age is also an essential component of our identity and it's unique because it continually changes over time. This means we are continuously forming and reforming our age identity. How we interact with the world and how the world responds to us is different when we are 20, from when we're 40 or 60 or 80. Aging and ageism don't exist in a vacuum and each of us will experience them differently. Ageism is unlike any other form of prejudice, in that all things being equal, it's something we are all at risk of experiencing but how we experience aging, and therefore ageism, is also contingent upon our other forms of identity.…
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