Childhood disability, social class and social mobility: A neglected relationship.
| Title: | Childhood disability, social class and social mobility: A neglected relationship. |
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| Authors: | Chatzitheochari S; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.; Velthuis S; University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.; Connelly R; University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. |
| Source: | The British journal of sociology [Br J Sociol] 2022 Dec; Vol. 73 (5), pp. 959-966. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 05. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the London School of Economics and Political Science Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0373126 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1468-4446 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00071315 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Sociol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the London School of Economics and Political Science; Original Publication: London, Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul for London, London School of Economics and Political Science. |
| MeSH Terms: | Social Mobility* ; Children with Disabilities*; Child ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Social Class ; Longitudinal Studies ; Life Change Events |
| Abstract: | Disability theorists have long highlighted the role of institutional, social, and environmental barriers in constructing disability, emphasizing its parallels with other socially constructed axes of stratification. However, despite theoretical developments toward sociological understandings of disability, social stratification and life-course research have largely neglected childhood disability as a social division. As a result, we still know little surrounding the socio-economic attainment of disabled children and young people. Drawing on Next Steps data, this research note highlights stark overlooked inequalities between disabled and non-disabled young people's activity status and social mobility in early adulthood. We specifically focus on the importance of social class for disabled young people's outcomes, emphasizing the need for intersectional analyses of disability inequalities. We also outline longitudinal survey data enhancements necessary for life-course research on childhood disability and its intersections.; (© 2022 The Authors. The British Journal of Sociology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of London School of Economics and Political Science.) |
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| Grant Information: | (RPG-2020-202) Leverhulme Trust |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: childhood disability; intersectionality; social class; social mobility; social stratification |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220905 Date Completed: 20221202 Latest Revision: 20250103 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC10087124 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1468-4446.12974 |
| PMID: | 36062545 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article