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The special language of poor-bashing disguises the real causes of poverty, hurts and excludes people who are poor, cheapens the labour of people who have jobs, and takes the pressure off the rich. Swanson, a twenty-five year veteran of anti-poverty work, exposes the ideology of poor-bashing in a clear, forceful style. She examines how media "poornography" operates when reporters cover poverty stories. She also reveals how government and corporate clients use poor-bashing focus groups. To make the book even more useful Swanson includes key chapters on the history of poor-bashing.
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Poor-Bashing, Jean Swanson
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Poor-Bashing
- Subtitle
- The Politics of Exclusion
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jean Swanson
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 189635744X
- ISBN13
- 9781896357447
- Series
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- The special language of poor-bashing disguises the real causes of poverty, hurts and excludes people who are poor, cheapens the labour of people who have jobs, and takes the pressure off the rich. Swanson, a twenty-five year veteran of anti-poverty work, exposes the ideology of poor-bashing in a clear, forceful style. She examines how media "poornography" operates when reporters cover poverty stories. She also reveals how government and corporate clients use poor-bashing focus groups. To make the book even more useful Swanson includes key chapters on the history of poor-bashing.