Intersectional Inequities: Structural Constraints of Navigating Autism Services
Public Talk by Jennifer Singh, Associate Professor of Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Intersectional forms of oppression are central to understanding autism disparities, however little is known about how such disparities are situated at the intersection of race, social class and gender. Drawing on the analytic framework of intersectionality developed by Black feminist scholars, the purpose of this presentation is to offer a grounded theory qualitative analysis based on in-depth interviews with single Black women (mothers and grandmothers) who are navigating autism services within the constraints of Medicaid health insurance and other limited resources.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at UMass Amherst