Social class, disability, and institutional interactions
The case of families with disabled children in the welfare state
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12312349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sigurd Eid Jacobsen (0000-0002-9853-4451, Norwegian Social Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2796-2816 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599.2023.2230349 |
| OpenAlex | W4383217347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 39 |
Research on families with disabled children has highlighted how such families experience frustration in their encounters with health and welfare services. However, less attention has been given to how these encounters are linked to social class. This article explores whether levels of cultural capital and family resources influence communication with professionals among parents of disabled children. To this end, I draw upon a longitudinal qualitative dataset of fieldwork and interview data from families in Norway. The findings show that middle-class parents could utilize experts, keep communication smooth, and persist in trying to secure services for their children without any real sense of achievement to a higher degree than working-class parents. However, neither working-class nor middle-class parents thrived in navigating these bureaucracies. This study has clear implications for policy and professionals in acknowledging how levels of cultural capital and other family resources influence the ability to endure and navigate welfare institutions
Bureaucracy · Class (philosophy · Cultural capital · Developmental psychology · Middle class · Political science · Social capital · Social class · Social science · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare state · Working class · Family Support in Illness · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |