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Disability & Socioeconomic Status. Socioeconomic status (SES) encompasses not just income but also educational attainment, financial security, and subjective perceptions of social status and social class. Socioeconomic status can encompass quality of life attributes as well as the opportunities and privileges afforded to people within society.
Jan 8, 2020 · The idea which people with disabilities are unable to do things like, or inferior to, people without disabilities has its historical roots: For example, there was a history that services to people with disabilities were delivered according to the charity model. Namely, staff and organizations that delivered services were considered to know what the best was for people with disabilities.
Jun 1, 2024 · As a result, being disabled can threaten one’s social class location, leaving many disabled people and their families in poverty (Kuhlthau et al., 2005). Scholars also theorize that poverty disparities between disabled and nondisabled people persist due to disabled people’s reliance on social welfare and disability benefits programs ( Maroto and Pettinicchio, 2014 , Maroto and Pettinicchio ...
May 17, 2020 · People with disabilities and their families have been recognized as a high-risk population for poverty. Although the number of studies analyzing the levels of poverty of this group has increased, there is still a lack of empirical evidence that establishes whether and how people with disabilities are significantly poorer than families with no disabled members.
- Monica Pinilla-Roncancio, Sabina Alkire
- 2021
For example, exploring whether current poverty alleviation and social protection programmes are sufficiently disability-inclusive, as well as the impact of participation in both reducing disablement and/or decreasing poverty among people with disabilities is essential for policy and planning . Similarly, given the finding in this review of a stronger association between disability and poverty ...
Nov 13, 2022 · Our interviews with disabled young people did not directly unravel multiplicative effects of social class and disability identities. This was largely the result of the age of our participants with limited direct reflection surrounding classed aspects of identity, school life and learning.
May 17, 2020 · The family’s employment participation and social background have the expected poverty-reducing effects for children with disabilities and children without disabilities, though the strength of ...
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