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How to use the manual in an intersectional way ? |
Intersectionality is a paradigmatic approach to social sciences and social work. Intersectionality holds the idea that forms of oppression within a society, such as those based on race/Ethnicity, Gender, Religion, sexuality, Class, disability and other markers of difference, interrelate and dispose for individual lives.
In the Peerthink Project, we define intersectional peer Violence prevention work as:
1.Violence prevention is addressed
2.More than one social category is touched
3.The inter-connection of the social categories is visible
4.There is a contribution to decrease of power relations by deconstruction
The single methods you will find are not intersectional in themselves. But you can use most of them in an intersectional way, referring to the four points above.
The single methods you will find are not intersectional in themselves. But you can use most of them in an intersectional way, referring to the four points above.
In the single method sheets you will find a context description next to the instruction and many hints about the methods becoming intersectional. Sometimes it needs a little change in your introduction to the participants; sometimes you will want to apply some additional features. The most important thing is the consideration of the concrete life and behavioural context of the young people. The self-learning modules are helpful for self- estimation.
Even if there is not any intersectional method, we can stress some approaches, which provide educational and social work in an intersectional sense:
- Orientation on personal experiences and surroundings
- Orientation on subjectivity
- Empowerment approach towards non-dominant groups
- Enhancing the self-worth
- Developing non-violent community structures.
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