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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > homelessness > homeless service systems > poorhouses
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > homelessness > history of homelessness > poorhouses

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poorhouses  

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  • Early in the nineteenth century, the effects of the Industrial Revolution required a drastic change in the way public assistance was provided to the poor in the United States. The switch to a wage labor system resulted in many people living and working outside the communities in which they had previously been able to rely on extended families for support during hardships. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; Poorhouses]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XKRQT9KS-M

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