ABSTRACT
Michael Omi and Howard Winant (1986) presented the conceptualization of racialization as a process in their classic work Racial Formation in the United States. Feminist scholars interrogated the ways that male experiences dominated sociological perspectives that made the experiences of women invisible. This chapter deals with the different types of social inequality that were recognized and flourished as separate fields of study and the analyses of race, class, ethnicity, and gender remained separate from each other. Race, class, and gender perspectives overlapping with human rights are most likely to turn toward critical race feminism because this intellectual project best illustrates the significance of the sociological lens in developing a human rights analysis and advocacy for women and other marginalized groups. Working together by reconceptualizing discourses is a step toward recognizing the legitimacy of more than one agenda and developing an integrated approach that values human dignity as universal.
