Substances, welfare, and social relations : breaking stigma, pursuing hope / Amber Gazso.
| Author/creator | Gazso, Amber author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2023] |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 288 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Situating the Study of Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations -- Knowing Addiction -- Becoming a Substance User -- Being an Object of Ontario Works -- Being a User, Sober, or in Recovery on Ontario Works -- Being Part of Families and Social Support Relationships -- Beginning Anew, and Recovery -- Supporting Substance Users on Welfare: Of Hope Among Us. |
| Abstract | "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) and also being part of a family and experiencing poverties. Through these multifaceted stories, layered with a critical analysis of welfare policy, the book probes the deeply entrenched stigma of living with addiction and in low income. Amber Gazso's work revolves around the three-principles idea 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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 21, 2023). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Gazso, Amber. Substances, welfare, and social relations. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2023 1487546777 9781487546779 |
| ISBN | 9781487550967 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1487550960 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1487549415 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781487549411 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |