Chavs The Demonization of the Working Class

Name: Chavs The Demonization of the Working Class
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ISBN: 9781844678648

ISBN-10: 1844678644

ISBN-13: 9781844678648

Edition: 2012

Authors: Owen Jones

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In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. From Little Britain’s Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody, media and politicians alike dismiss as feckless, criminalized and ignorant a vast, underprivileged swathe of society whose members have become stereotyped by one, hate-filled word: chavs.In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from salt of the earth to scum of the earth. Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 5/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English