Bones, King pen chapter on marginalization of disabled persons

Nov. 20, 2025 - DENTON - TWU sociology professor Paul Bones, PhD, and PhD candidate Emily King have co-authored a chapter in The Routledge Handbook on Marginalized Groups in the United States and their Challenges, scheduled for publication Nov. 21.

Bones and King’s chapter is titled "Shattered Dreams and Broken Promises: The Continued Marginalization of Disabled People in the United States."

The book, edited by Maruice Mangum, details obstacles facing marginalized groups and helps readers understand the nature of these issues and how they place and keep marginalized groups at a disadvantage. The book describes belief systems, social and economic systems, political institutions and public policies keeping marginalized groups at a disadvantage; the intractable nature of barriers; how inequality and inequity persist; why changing the status quo is so difficult; and why efforts to change the status quo seem not to bear results.

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