Depletion through social reproduction and contingent coping in the lived experience of parents on Universal Credit in England
Journal article
Authors | Fawcett, R., Nunn, A. and Gray, E. |
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Abstract | We report data from longitudinal qualitative interviews with thirteen people claiming Universal Credit (UC) immediately before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The article utilizes concepts from feminist theory: “Social Reproduction” and “Depletion.” We make several novel contributions, including bringing depletion into conversation with the related concept of “contingent coping.” We argue that the lived experience of UC involves material and emotional depletion, but that UC also helps recipients to “cope” contingently with this depletion. In this sense, depletion through social reproduction is an ongoing and harmful state of being. We show how highly conditional and disciplinary welfare policies both partially mitigate but also accentuate structural pressures associated with an unequal, insecure, and competitive labor market. |
Keywords | gender; social reproduction; inequality; welfare; universal credit; poverty |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Social Politics |
Journal citation | pp. 1-24 |
Publisher | Oxford Academic |
ISSN | 1468-2893 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxad018 |
Web address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/sp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sp/jxad018/7233470 |
Accepted author manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Jul 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 23 Aug 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q0103/depletion-through-social-reproduction-and-contingent-coping-in-the-lived-experience-of-parents-on-universal-credit-in-england
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