Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations: Breaking Stigma, Pursuing Hope - Couverture rigide

Gazso, Amber

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1487546777 ISBN 13 : 9781487546779

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2023

Synopsis

Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations uses intimate, complex portraits to tell the stories of people who have lived some part of their life course while using or recovering from using substances (such as alcohol or illicit or prescription drugs) while being part of a family and experiencing poverty.

Through these multifaceted stories, layered with a critical analysis of welfare policy, the book probes the deeply entrenched stigma of living with addiction and with low income. Amber Gazso argues that (1) addiction is part of everyday life; (2) if we believe that people are not their addictions, then stigmatizing addiction has no place in society; and (3) destigmatizing addiction and providing better, more imaginative programs and services invites and supports actionable hope. Reflecting on qualitative data, both narrative interviews and policy discourse, Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations illuminates how stigmas can be overturned through a collective praxis of hope.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Amber Gazso is an associate professor of sociology at York University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487546777
• ISBN 13: 9781487546779
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible