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Medical treatment of women with Lupus: the case for sharing knowledge and decision-making
- Authors:
- WHITEBREAD Kate, WILLIAMS Jennie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(1), January 2001, pp.103-121.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Few women patients in this study were found to be active partners in the medical management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Despite the growing emphasis on doctors and patients sharing knowledge and decision-making power, most of the women were struggling to have their symptoms and needs taken seriously, and appeared relatively powerless in relation to the medical profession. Acknowledging patient expertise requires that doctors share some of their power, and we suggest this may be especially problematic when medical resources and power are primarily located in the hands of white men, and when the patients are typically women and often from the black community. Implications for action that are considered include maximising the influence of women with SLE on research, training and practice.
People of color with disabilities: intersectionality as a framework for analyzing intimate partner violence in social, historical, and political contexts
- Authors:
- CRAMER Elizabeth P., PLUMMER Sara-Beth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 18(2), March 2009, pp.162-181.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The conceptual framework of intersectionality is used to deconstruct the help-seeking and help-receiving behaviours of abused women of colour with disabilities. Two case vignettes illustrate the interplay between race, gender, accent, immigration status, sexual orientation, disability and socioeconomic status in help-seeking decisions. The authors note the limitations of some models of system response to people of colour with disabilities, and describe interventions that take greater account of the complex mix of social, economic, political and cultural factors that influence their decision whether to approach formal sources of help.
Different paths: connecting services: a guide to better practice in meeting the housing needs of black and minority ethnic disabled people and D/deaf people
- Authors:
- BUTT Jabeer, DHALIWAL Sukhwant
- Publisher:
- Habinteg Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a study into the housing experiences of black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf (disabled deaf) people. Through focus groups involving BME disabled and D/deaf service users and their carers and statutory, public and voluntary sector service providers it explores: how disabled and D/deaf people from BME communities access appropriate housing; the disadvantages and barriers participants identified as preventing them from securing suitable accommodation and services; the key issue of whether their needs are best met by responding to them as a distinct group – as opposed to perceiving them simply as members of ‘BME’ or ‘disabled’ communities; and opportunities for conferring greater choice and control to BME disabled and D/deaf people
Different paths: challenging services; a study of the housing experiences of black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf people
- Authors:
- BUTT Jabeer, DHALIWAL Sukhwant
- Publisher:
- Habinteg Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a study into the housing experiences of black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf (disabled deaf) people. Through focus groups involving BME disabled and D/deaf service users and their carers and statutory, public and voluntary sector service providers in the London Boroughs of Brent, Camden and Waltham Forest, it explores: how disabled and D/deaf people from BME communities access appropriate housing; the disadvantages and barriers participants identified as preventing them from securing suitable accommodation and services; the key issue of whether their needs are best met by responding to them as a distinct group – as opposed to perceiving them simply as members of ‘BME’ or ‘disabled’ communities; and opportunities for conferring greater choice and control to BME disabled and D/deaf people.
Factors affecting placement of children in kinship and nonkinship foster care
- Authors:
- BEEMAN Sandra, KIM Hyungomo, BULLERDICK Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 22(1), January 2000, pp.37-54.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study examines the relationship of child and case characteristics to the placement in kinship and nonkinship foster care of over 2,000 children in a Midwestern urban county in the USA. The analysis indicates that older children, children without disabilities, black and minority ethnic children, children court-ordered into placement, and children whose reason for placement was parental substance abuse are more likely to be placed in kinship foster care. Recommendations are made for future research on the decision to place children in kinship foster care.
Child care research, policy and practice
- Author:
- KAHAN Barbara
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton, Open University
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 296p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Chapters on a wide range of child care issues, with details of how research is carried out, and a plea for practitioners to become more involved in research.