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Abstract
This book uses previously unknown archive materials to explore the meaning of the term ‘incapable of work’ over a hundred years (1911–present). Nowadays, people claiming disability benefits must undergo medical tests to assess whether or not they are capable of work. Media reports and high profile campaigns highlight the problems with this system and question whether the process is fair. These debates are not new and, in this book, Jackie Gulland looks at similar questions about how to assess people’s capacity for work from the beginning of the welfare state in the early 20th century. Amongst many subject areas, she explores women’s roles in the domestic sphere and how these were used to consider their capacity for work in the labour market. The book concludes that incapacity benefit decision making is really about work: what work is, what it is not, who should do it, who should be compensated when work does not provide a sufficient income and who should be exempted from any requirement to look for it.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Number of pages | 241 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137605641 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781137605627 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies |
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Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- disability benefits
- social security
- social history
- gender
- socio-legal studies
- welfare state
- disability rights
- benefits
- sociology
- history
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Research output
- 1 Article
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Conditionality in social security: Lessons from the household duties test
Gulland, J., Jul 2019, In: Journal of Social Security Law. 26, 2, p. 62-78Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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Scottish Government review of disability benefits - expert round table
Jackie Gulland (Advisor)
8 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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University of Edinburgh/Unison seminar 'Social Work in the time of Covid'
Jackie Gulland (Presenter)
4 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Gender, work and social control
Jackie Gulland (Invited speaker)
30 Apr 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Profiles
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Jackie Gulland
- School of Social and Political Science - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic: Research Active
Prizes
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Social Policy Association Richard Titmuss Book Award
Gulland, Jackie (Recipient), 11 Dec 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)