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Faith in the Poor Bob Holman

Faith in the Poor By Bob Holman

Faith in the Poor by Bob Holman


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A powerful portrait of poverty in Britain by the renowned Bob Holman, who argues that the poor should be given a hearing.

Faith in the Poor Summary

Faith in the Poor: Britain's poor reveal what it's really like to be 'socially excluded' by Bob Holman

In this powerful book presented by highly respected author Bob Holman, seven individuals who experience poverty on a daily basis are given the opportunity to record what it's like. The result is a shocking exposee which demonstrates the largely underestimated gap between rich and poor in Britain today, and in which Bob Holman presents a case for involving poor people in the political decision making which affects their lives.

About Bob Holman

BOB HOLMAN worked as a social worker before becoming a professor of social administration. He then spent 20 years living in poor housing estates, latterly Easterhouse in Glasgow, supporting the poor in practical ways. Driven by his Christian faith, he continued to campaign for the poor until his death in 2016. His books included A New Deal for Social Welfare, Children and Crime, and biographies of Keir Hardie and Woodbine Willie.

Table of Contents

Contents 1. Condemning the Poor: the poor receive little sympathy from right-wing quarters, but even liberals do not believe the poor can argue for themselves. 2. Poor Writing: writers include Donna, 22, with a partner and three children; Penny, 30s, three children, victim of violence and constant re-housing; Carol, raped as a child, her own child taken into care, now stably married. 3. Implications for Policy and Practice: understanding poverty, poverty and social problems, social work practice, neighbourhood support, churches, social policy

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GOR003703661
9780745942377
0745942377
Faith in the Poor: Britain's poor reveal what it's really like to be 'socially excluded' by Bob Holman
Used - Good
Paperback
SPCK Publishing
19990723
224
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