3) Contemporary Attitudes towards the Poor 1: Able-Bodied Poor Flashcards
1
Q
What was the general attitude towards the able-bodied poor?
A
There was generally a severe repressive attitude towards the able-bodied poor and it took a long time for this to change.
2
Q
What did people think there was a sufficient amount of?
A
People thought that there was a sufficient amount of work for everyone and so there was no excuse for healthy people to turn to vagrancy.
3
Q
What were the people who thought there was sufficient work for everyone ignorant of?
A
They were ignorant of economics.
4
Q
What were healthy vagrants treated as?
A
Criminals.
