> For example, in a context where gender is the primary privileged position (e.g. patriarchy, matriarchy), gender becomes the nodal point through which sexuality, race, and class are experienced. In a context where class is the primary privileged position (i.e. classism), gender and race are experienced through class dynamics.
It actually makes a lot of sense, I just don't know that we need a unique word for this phenomenon.
It's just saying that me as an Irish Catholic doesn't have to fear Anti-Catholic discrimination when surrounded by other Catholics, I'm more likely to face class discrimination or sexism or some other in-group/out-group based hierarchy in that particular situation than I am to face Anti-Catholic discrimination.
Edit: A better example is that you're more likely to face Patriarchal discrimination in say the gym where having XY chromosomes can actually effect the ceiling on your ability and you're more likely to face Anti-LGBT discrimination while you're visiting the Vatican.
Basically, the venue and the composition of participants in an activity or event determine which hierarchical structure will be more likely to present itself.