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Disability and the implications of the wellbeing agenda
— some reflections from the United Kingdom | | Author(s) | Claire Edwards, Rob Imrie |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Policy, vol 37, part 3, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 337-356 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Well being ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | A wellbeing agenda has emerged in government that seeks to promote a 'politics of happiness', in which citizens are, as the New Economics Foundation put it, 'happy, healthy, capable and engaged'. This article explores the wellbeing agenda in the UK, and its implications for disabled people. It is argued that it is unlikely, in its present form, to contribute to the development of social theoretical, or more politically progressive, analysis and understanding of disablement in society. This is because of the emphasis on biologism, personality and character traits, and a policy prognosis that revolves around self-help and therapy, or individual actions and (self) responsibilities. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081104202 A |
| Classmark | BN: D:F:5HH: TM2 |
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