This article looks at how the children of disabled parents are being
defined as 'young carers', arguing that the way in which this is hap
pening undermines both the rights of children and the rights of
disabled people, Analysis of the social construction of 'children as
carers' illustrates that researchers and pressure groups are colluding
with the government's insistence that 'care in the community' must
mean 'care by the community'.
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