Movements and Debates
Which concept best describes the interconnected nature of social categories such as race, gender, and class, creating unique experiences of oppression and privilege?
Social Stratification
Intersectionality
Cultural Relativism
Assimilation
Which of the following figures is most closely associated with articulating the concept of intersectionality and emphasizing the unique experiences of Black women?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
Patricia Hill Collins
Marcus Garvey
According to the note, what does Black literature explore regarding identity and social class within Black communities?
The irrelevance of social class within Black communities.
How African Americans navigate their multifaceted identities and social positions.
The complete homogeneity of experiences within Black communities.
The lack of strategies for maintaining dignity in the face of adversity.
Black feminist literature challenges the idea that experiences can be understood through a single lens. What does this imply?
Experiences are best understood by focusing on a single dominant identity.
A comprehensive understanding requires considering multiple, intersecting identities.
Race is the only relevant factor in understanding oppression.
Gender is the primary determinant of one's experiences.
According to the note, how do Black writers use literature to portray the realities of African American life?
By focusing solely on the triumphs of Black individuals.
By showing only the struggles of Black individuals.
By showing the diverse realities, including the impact of interlocking systems of oppression.
By ignoring the impact of systemic oppression.
According to the note, how do systems like education and healthcare relate to intersectionality?
They operate independently of social categories.
They always challenge existing inequalities.
They can either reinforce or challenge existing inequalities.
They primarily focus on individual experiences.
How do Black feminist writers approach the experiences of Black individuals?
By focusing solely on race.
By examining the multifaceted experiences shaped by race, gender, and social class.
By ignoring the role of social class.
By prioritizing gender over race.

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How do works like Gwendolyn Brooks' 'A Street in Bronzeville' and Audre Lorde's 'Zami: A New Spelling of My Name' portray systemic oppression?
By ignoring the challenges faced by Black individuals.
By centering white narratives and experiences.
By challenging dominant stereotypes and offering nuanced representations of Black life.
By focusing solely on individual acts of discrimination.
How does Gwendolyn Brooks' 'Maud Martha' illustrate the influence of social class on experiences within Black communities?
By ignoring the protagonist's roles as a daughter, wife, and mother.
By showing how Maud navigates her roles while confronting racism, sexism, and classism.
By focusing solely on Maud's individual struggles.
By suggesting that social class has no impact on Maud's experiences.
In Gwendolyn Brooks' 'We're the Only Colored People Here,' where does the story primarily take place?
A church
A predominantly white movie theater
A segregated school
A public park