Ableing work, Disableing workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4758753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arun Kumar (0000-0001-8558-6810, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Nivedita Kothiyal, Vanmala Hiranandani (0000-0003-1658-2490), Vanmala Hiranandani Vanmala Hiranandani, Deepa Sonpal (UNNATI) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-90 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2014.867302 |
| OpenAlex | W2031561034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Grounded within the substantive conception of ableism (Wolbring 2008 Wolbring, G. 2008. “The Politics of Ableism.” Development 51 (2): 252–258. doi: 10.1057/dev.2008.17[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]), this article explores the prejudices and discriminations that arise out of many different forms of ableism: of bodily abilities/disabilities, gender, social structure, and economic organisation. It illustrates the processes and outcomes of ableisms deployed on the shop-floor of a multiple-award winning small-scale manufacturing unit in India. By employing a number of persons with disabilities, single women, and widows, and with plans for engaging juvenile delinquents in the near future, the manufacturing unit has seemingly created opportunities for “empowerment” of those subjected to discrimination. However, the outcomes are not necessarily so
Ethnology · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · South asia · Engineering · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |