Date of Graduation
5-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Sociology (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Sociology and Criminal Justice
Advisor/Mentor
Anna Zajicek
Committee Member
Shauna Morimoto
Second Committee Member
Song Yang
Keywords
Social sciences, Economic mobility, Meritocracy
Abstract
This study looks at whether or not adopting intersectionality as a theoretical framework allows for a better understanding of individual’s explanations of economic mobility, rather than examining variables such as race, gender, and class as mutually exclusive from one another. The reason for this follows from the understanding that race, gender, and class can intersect to create unique views and opinions of the world and how it operates. Using the 2009 PEW Economic Mobility Survey as a secondary data source, I ran statistical regressions and interpreted the results.
Citation
Broyles, A. A. (2017). Exploring Individual’s Explanations of Economic Mobility through the Gaze of Intersectionality. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/1864