Bright, Liam Kofi 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5450-8748, Malinsky, Daniel and Thompson, Morgan
(2016)
Causally interpreting intersectionality theory.
Philosophy of Science, 83 (1).
60 - 81.
ISSN 0270-8647
Abstract
Social scientists report difficulties in drawing out testable predictions from the literature on intersectionality theory. We alleviate that difficulty by showing that some characteristic claims of the intersectionality literature can be interpreted causally. The formalism of graphical causal modeling allows claims about the causal effects of occupying intersecting identity categories to be clearly represented and submitted to empirical testing. After outlining this causal interpretation of intersectional theory, we address some concerns that have been expressed in the literature claiming that membership in demographic categories can have causal effects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/phos/current |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 the Philosophy of Science Association |
| Divisions: | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2019 10:06 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2024 04:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100887 |
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