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Classism Ableism and Ageism Lecture
Classism Ableism and Ageism Lecture
& AGEISM
Readings:
• “Chapter 10: Understanding Intersectionality Through Classism” from Is Everyone Really
Equal by Özlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo
• "What Capitalism Is" article from TeenVogue
CLASSISM
• Social class: “refers to relative social rank in terms of
income, wealth, status, and/or power” (p. 160)
• Classism: “the systematic oppression of poor and working
people by those who control necessary resources (jobs,
Keywords wages, education, housing, food, services, medicine, cultural
Defined from definitions, and so on)” (p. 160)