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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.
Jean Swanson lives in Vancouver and works
with End Legislative Poverty. She was the national
chair of the National Anti-Poverty Organization
(NAPO).
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