Prescripted living
Gender stereotypes and data-based surveillance in the UK welfare state
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22022456 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Carter (0000-0002-6196-0078, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Internet Policy Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2197-6775 • E-ISSN: 2197-6775 |
| Publisher | Internet Policy Review, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14763/2021.4.1593 |
| OpenAlex | W4200329978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
The welfare benefits system in the UK has historically favoured individuals who conform to gender stereotypes: it also increasingly uses surveillance and conditionality to determine who is 'deserving' of support. This paper argues that this combination reinforces structures of categorisation and control, risking a vicious cycle which causes harm at both an individual and societal level: it also argues that human rights offers a tool for analysis and resistance to this harm
Political science · Politics · Welfare · Welfare state · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |