Intersectionality: A Systematic Review and Application to Explore the Complexity of Teen Pregnancy Involvement

摘要: Intersectionality: A Systematic Review and Application to Explore the Complexity of Teen Pregnancy Involvement Leona Hess This three-paper dissertation investigates current applications intersectionality in social work research explores utility uncovering complexity teen pregnancy involvement. To illustrate methodological theoretical research, first paper presents a systematic review literature. As shown this paper, while is underutilized as concept potentialities examine locations identities manifest. The second third papers employ intersectional approaches uncover involvement New York City. examines quantitatively interaction gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation on among representative sample (N=176,289) City public high school students. Findings from reveal new patterns disparities based interactive effects orientation. captures qualitatively interactions that contribute perceptions about 24 sexual-minority female youth color who participated focus groups at community-based organization heteronormative assumptions underpinning provides different story “risk.”