Add to ORKGWith politicians, media, and much of public opinion already framing welfare as a problem, what is the impact of television shows that claim to ‘expose’ the daily lives of claimants? Ruth Patrick draws on her latest book to explain the mismatch between such portrayals and claimants’ realities. She writes that while some of Britain’s poorest are being exploited for entertainment, the impact of those portrayals is anything but entertaining
A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare s...
Portrayals of welfare users being lazy and work-shy, manipulating the system to receive support, are...
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. In this article, we offer a timely socio-cultural analysis, informed by a c...
With politicians, media, and much of public opinion already framing welfare as a problem, what is th...
Ruth Patrick considers the extent to which there is a (mis)match between government and media rhetor...
There has been a distinct neglect of dis/ability in socio-cultural analysis of poverty porn (Runswic...
Benefit recipients are often portrayed negatively by politicians and the media. But if ‘balancing th...
There has been a distinct neglect of dis/ability in socio-cultural analysis of poverty porn (Runswic...
Abstract This article critically examine how Benefits Street -and the broader genre of poverty porn ...
Negative portrayals of benefits recipients can be widely seen in the media, yet new research carried...
This paper capitalises on the instantaneity of Twitter as a communicative medium by analysing live a...
Since 2013 there has been an explosion of a new genre of factual programming on British television t...
Recent research has noted the persistence of a long continuum of “anti-welfare” discourses that are ...
Kayleigh GarthwaiteStigmatising and dehumanising language directed at people receiving benefits migh...
Public, media, and government discussions on welfare are dominated by the notion that the population...
A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare s...
Portrayals of welfare users being lazy and work-shy, manipulating the system to receive support, are...
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. In this article, we offer a timely socio-cultural analysis, informed by a c...
With politicians, media, and much of public opinion already framing welfare as a problem, what is th...
Ruth Patrick considers the extent to which there is a (mis)match between government and media rhetor...
There has been a distinct neglect of dis/ability in socio-cultural analysis of poverty porn (Runswic...
Benefit recipients are often portrayed negatively by politicians and the media. But if ‘balancing th...
There has been a distinct neglect of dis/ability in socio-cultural analysis of poverty porn (Runswic...
Abstract This article critically examine how Benefits Street -and the broader genre of poverty porn ...
Negative portrayals of benefits recipients can be widely seen in the media, yet new research carried...
This paper capitalises on the instantaneity of Twitter as a communicative medium by analysing live a...
Since 2013 there has been an explosion of a new genre of factual programming on British television t...
Recent research has noted the persistence of a long continuum of “anti-welfare” discourses that are ...
Kayleigh GarthwaiteStigmatising and dehumanising language directed at people receiving benefits migh...
Public, media, and government discussions on welfare are dominated by the notion that the population...
A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare s...
Portrayals of welfare users being lazy and work-shy, manipulating the system to receive support, are...
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. In this article, we offer a timely socio-cultural analysis, informed by a c...