Telling Tales

Kate Bezanson teaches in the Department of Sociology at Brock University.Sheila Neysmith teaches social work at the University of Toronto.

• : Acknowledgements: Experiencing Social Policy Focussing on People, Not Policy Arenas: The Compounding Effects of Policy Change: The Outcomes of Income Security: Policing Motherhood:  The Gender and Racial Effects of Poverty: The Barriers to Good Jobs and Dashed Hopes after Years on the Job: Shut Out: Uncovering the Dynamics of Exclusion: The Myth of Community, Family and Friends: Interpreting Experience, Attributing Cause and Considering Options: Developing Methodology that can deal with Complexity: References: Appendices

“Telling Tales offers a sharp and compelling critique of neoliberal policies that erode incomes, increase surveillance, and further endanger those with the fewest resources. This is an excellent book that should be widely read by those with an interest in social policy and issues of poverty and marginalization.”