Add to ORKGKayleigh GarthwaiteStigmatising and dehumanising language directed at people receiving benefits might be good politics but it is bad policy, writes Kayleigh Garthwaite. Her research has focused on the narratives of 25 sick and disabled benefits recipients, and she finds that their circumstances are far different than what government rhetoric and mass media portrayals suggest
In the UK, a dominant narrative operates to stereotype and stigmatise out-of-work benefit claimants ...
This paper capitalises on the instantaneity of Twitter as a communicative medium by analysing live a...
Disability rolls have escalated in developed nations over the last 40 years. The UK, however, stands...
This article presents qualitative data taken from in-depth interviews with 25 long-term sickness ben...
The transition to becoming ‘incapacitated’ and receiving sickness benefits represents a significant ...
This paper draws on qualitative research with Incapacity Benefit (IB) stakeholders in the North East...
Negative portrayals of benefits recipients can be widely seen in the media, yet new research carried...
This article focuses upon social networks and their relationship to stigma and identity for long-ter...
Income maintenance during unemployment, old age or long-term sickness is a key facet of welfare prov...
Income maintenance during unemployment, old age or long-term sickness is a key facet of welfare prov...
Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet seen by others ...
This article explores the experiences of people living with fluctuating long-term conditions, with a...
With politicians, media, and much of public opinion already framing welfare as a problem, what is th...
During the course of my research I interviewed a number of young people who have made a conscious de...
Ruth Patrick considers the extent to which there is a (mis)match between government and media rhetor...
In the UK, a dominant narrative operates to stereotype and stigmatise out-of-work benefit claimants ...
This paper capitalises on the instantaneity of Twitter as a communicative medium by analysing live a...
Disability rolls have escalated in developed nations over the last 40 years. The UK, however, stands...
This article presents qualitative data taken from in-depth interviews with 25 long-term sickness ben...
The transition to becoming ‘incapacitated’ and receiving sickness benefits represents a significant ...
This paper draws on qualitative research with Incapacity Benefit (IB) stakeholders in the North East...
Negative portrayals of benefits recipients can be widely seen in the media, yet new research carried...
This article focuses upon social networks and their relationship to stigma and identity for long-ter...
Income maintenance during unemployment, old age or long-term sickness is a key facet of welfare prov...
Income maintenance during unemployment, old age or long-term sickness is a key facet of welfare prov...
Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet seen by others ...
This article explores the experiences of people living with fluctuating long-term conditions, with a...
With politicians, media, and much of public opinion already framing welfare as a problem, what is th...
During the course of my research I interviewed a number of young people who have made a conscious de...
Ruth Patrick considers the extent to which there is a (mis)match between government and media rhetor...
In the UK, a dominant narrative operates to stereotype and stigmatise out-of-work benefit claimants ...
This paper capitalises on the instantaneity of Twitter as a communicative medium by analysing live a...
Disability rolls have escalated in developed nations over the last 40 years. The UK, however, stands...