ABSTRACT

This chapter examines intersectionality in multidisciplinary literature, including social work, sociology, political science and women and gender studies. I  present epistemological debates in intersectionality literature, along with critiques of the concept. I  argue that diverse intersectional theorising can be integrated into social work approaches to homelessness to transcend individual and structural debates in homelessness and social work literature. Finally, I  further discuss critiques, dilemmas and complexities of intersectionality, including McCall’s (2005) categorical approaches, and Lykke’s (2010) ‘post-constructionist’ theorising of intersectionality.