Overview
- Define the terms worthy poor and unworthy poor.
- Identify an example of a population that may be viewed as worthy and one that may be viewed as unworthy.
- Analyze the effect of being designated unworthy on the populations that are viewed as such.
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References
- Stern, M.J., & Axinn, J. (2018). Social welfare: A history of American response to need (9th ed.). Pearson Education.
- Chapter 3, “The Pre-Civil War Period: 1776-1860” (pp. 34-38)
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