Editing Matrix of domination (section)

=== Intersectionality and the matrix of domination ===
Both intersectionality and the matrix of domination help sociologists understand power relationships and systems of oppression in society.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gouws|first=Amanda|date=June 2017|title=Feminist intersectionality and the matrix of domination in South Africa|journal=Agenda|volume=31|pages=19–27|doi=10.1080/10130950.2017.1338871|s2cid=149258430}}</ref> The matrix of domination looks at the overall organization of power in society while intersectionality is used to understand a specific social location of an identity using mutually constructing features of oppression.<ref name=":02" />

The concept of intersectionality today is used to move away from one dimensional thinking in the matrix of domination approach by allowing for different power dynamics of different identity categories at the same time.  Researchers in public health are using Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework to show how social categories intersect to identify health disparities that evolve from factors beyond an individual's personal health.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bowleg|first=L.|date=2012|title=The Problem With the Phrase Women and Minorities: Intersectionality - an Important Theoretical Framework for Public Health|journal=American Journal of Public Health|volume=102 |issue=7|pages=1267–1273|doi=10.2105/AJPH.2012.300750|pmid=22594719|pmc=3477987}}</ref>  Ferlatte applied an IBPA framework and used structural interviews to identify barriers to the allocation of HIV prevention funding for gay men. He highlighted policy more likely to cause harm than reduce the epidemic stemming from policy makers missing the ‘intersections of oppression, sex panic, and medicalization’.<ref>Ferlatte, Olivier. (2012). Are There Enough Gay Dollars? An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis of HIV Prevention Funding for Gay Men in British Columbia, Canada. 189–210.</ref>

Intersectionality can also be used to correct for the over-attribution of traits to groups and be used to emphasize unique experiences within a group. As a result, the field of social work is introducing intersectional approaches in their research and client interactions. At the University of Arkansas, the curriculum for a Master of Social Work (MSW) is being amended to include the Multi-Systems Life Course (MSLC) approach.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Murphy-Erby|first1=Yvette|last2=Christy-McMullin|first2=Kameri|last3=Stuass|first3=Kimberly|last4=Schriver|first4=Joe|date=August 2010|title=Multi-Systems Life Course: A New Practice Perspective and Its Application in Advanced Practice with Racial and Ethnic Populations|journal=Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment|volume=20|issue=5|pages=672–687|doi=10.1080/10911351003751868|s2cid=144026337}}</ref> Christy and Valandra apply an MSLC approach to intimate partner violence and economic abuse against poor women of color to explain that symbols of safety (such as police) in one population can be symbols of oppression in another.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Christy|first1=Kameri|last2=Valandra|first2=Dr.|date=September 2017|title=A Multi-Systems Life Course Perspective of Economic Abuse|journal=Advances in Social Work|volume=18 |issue=1|pages=80–102|doi=10.18060/21288|doi-access=free}}</ref> By teaching this approach to future social workers, the default recommendation for these women to file a police report is amended and an intervention rooted in the individual case can emerge.