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Work, Consumerism and the New Poor

Work, Consumerism and the New Poor

Bauman, Zygmunt

Paperback

Series: Issues in Society

General Political ScienceGeneral SociologySocial Movements

ISBN10: 033521598X
ISBN13: 9780335215980
Publisher: Open Univ Pr
Published: Sep 1 2004
Pages: 131
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.86 Depth: 9.12
Language: English

From one of today's most eminent thinkers--a piercing examination of poverty in the modern age

If being poor once derived its meaning from the condition of being unemployed, today it draws its meaning primarily from the plight of a flawed consumer. This distinction truly makes a difference in the way poverty is experienced and in the chances to redeem its misery.

This absorbing book traces this change, and makes an inventory of its social consequences. It also considers ways of fighting back advancing poverty and mitigating its hardships, and tackles the problems of poverty in its present form.

The new edition features: Up-to-date coverage of the progress made by key thinkers in the field A discussion of recent work on redundancy, disposability, and exclusion Explorations of new theories of workable solutions to poverty

Students of sociology, politics, and social policy will find this to be an invaluable text on the changing significance and implications of an enduring social problem.

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