Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage in the United States

As subminimum wage is a prominent and problematic issue affecting the lives of many people with disabilities in United States, and as it is linked to discrimination, the aim of this study was to explore how prejudice impacts the use of special wage certificates and subminimum wage across the United...

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Main Author:	Carli Friedman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University Libraries 2019-12-01
Series:	Disability Studies Quarterly
Subjects:	ableism racism subminimum wage employment discrimination disability
Online Access:	https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/6604

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spelling	doaj-69976fc1bb024e14835000fca0016e902020-11-25T01:32:09ZengThe Ohio State University LibrariesDisability Studies Quarterly1041-57182159-83712019-12-0139410.18061/dsq.v39i4.66044438Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage in the United StatesCarli Friedman0The Council on Quality and LeadershipAs subminimum wage is a prominent and problematic issue affecting the lives of many people with disabilities in United States, and as it is linked to discrimination, the aim of this study was to explore how prejudice impacts the use of special wage certificates and subminimum wage across the United States. Since in the United States employment discrimination has historically been tied to racism and sexism, in addition to ableism, we also were interested in exploring how those factors may impact the use of special wage certificates. To do so, we analyzed data about the use of special wage certificates around the United States, and prejudice data from 4.70 million people. Our findings revealed significant links between subminimum wage and not only ableism, but also racism. Subminimum wage practices are discriminatory and help normalize oppression.https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/6604ableismracismsubminimum wageemploymentdiscriminationdisability
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title	Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage in the United States
title_short	Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage in the United States
title_full	Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage in the United States
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publisher	The Ohio State University Libraries
series	Disability Studies Quarterly
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publishDate	2019-12-01
description	As subminimum wage is a prominent and problematic issue affecting the lives of many people with disabilities in United States, and as it is linked to discrimination, the aim of this study was to explore how prejudice impacts the use of special wage certificates and subminimum wage across the United States. Since in the United States employment discrimination has historically been tied to racism and sexism, in addition to ableism, we also were interested in exploring how those factors may impact the use of special wage certificates. To do so, we analyzed data about the use of special wage certificates around the United States, and prejudice data from 4.70 million people. Our findings revealed significant links between subminimum wage and not only ableism, but also racism. Subminimum wage practices are discriminatory and help normalize oppression.
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Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage in the United States

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