Poverty propaganda
Exploring the myths
Tracy Shildrick
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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.
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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.
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