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.
- ISBN10 189635744X
- ISBN13 9781896357447
- Publish Date 13 March 2001
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Between the Lines
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 208
- Language English