Poverty Propaganda

Exploring the Myths

Tracy Shildrick (University of Newcastle)

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Policy Press
11 April 2018

Poverty & unemployment; Sociology: work & labour

Does 'real' poverty still exist in Britain? How do people differentiate between the supposed 'deserving' and 'undeserving' poor? Is there a culture of worklessness passed down generation to generation? Poverty Propaganda: Exploring the myths sheds new light on how poverty is understood in contemporary Britain, debunking many popular myths and misconceptions about poverty, its prevalence, causes and consequences, and concluding with suggestions for change.

By: Tracy Shildrick (University of Newcastle)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447323983
ISBN 10: 144732398X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 11 April 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Poverty propaganda; Lived realities; Labour markets and ‘poor work’; Class and social immobility; Discrimination, stigma and shame; Poverty propaganda and the (re)production of poverty and privilege; Conclusions.

Dr Tracy Shildrick is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Newcastle. She is co-author of Poverty and insecurity (Policy Press, 2012) which won the Peter Townsend 2013 prize. Her research interests span youth transitions, worklessness, poverty and social exclusion.

Reviews for Poverty Propaganda: Exploring the Myths

An essential guide to poverty in 21st Century Britain. Poverty Propaganda examines how the truth about poverty, its causes and consequences, continue to be hidden behind headlines, stories and images of the feckless undeserving poor. Imogen Tyler, University of Lancaster Exposes the falsehood of stigmatising through treating people as 'undeserving' at a time when a privileged minority is receiving a lot of 'something for nothing'. Guy Standing, SOAS University of London