Food Charity and the Psychologisation of Poverty: Foucault in the Food Bank

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Sociology

Winkel

Wordery

Merk

Taylor & francis

Food Charity and the Psychologisation of Poverty: Foucault in the Food Bank : Routledge : 9780367523633 : 0367523639 : 31 Dec 2021 : This book offers a unique discursive perspective on the rapid rise of food charity and how food poverty has emerged as a symptom of deeper problems requiring psychological intervention. Christian Möller explores how new anti-poverty programmes and advice cultures are psychologising poverty by locating causes and solutions inside the mind rather than in the outside world, and considers the political stakes in citizens becoming subjects of charity. Drawing extensively on Foucault alongside feminist and critical theory, the book puts forward an overdue challenge to the pervasive effects of a psychology, which limits our thinking about poverty with promises of development, happiness and resilience, but leaves social inequalities intact. Möller argues for returning critical psychology to praxis to address social injustices and inequalities. Challenging comm

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