HSTR 342A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Male Prostitution, Social Order, Romani Language
13 Oct 2018
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Large proportion of marginal people: poor = least well-adapted, least skilled. Growing more acute in the 18th century mortality rates declining, population increase putting more pressure on available resources. Towns: average 20% living at or below the poverty line: villages too, (cid:271)ut it"s a little easier to li(cid:448)e off the la(cid:374)d, charity provided by local churches could help with food shortages by feeding children. Issues of evidence: to determine increase or decrease of poverty = increase in philanthropic ventures. If edu(cid:272)ated, (cid:373)iddle (cid:272)lass people are tryi(cid:374)g to help, that (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s there"s a problem: charity offers opportunity to fulfil spiritual duty, public works/work houses government funded, kinds of institutions were nowhere near as effective as modern-day welfare. Results of poverty system: unwanted children, prostitution. Including male prostitution, especially in london: closely li(cid:374)ked to (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e, parti(cid:272)ularly theft ((cid:373)ost (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e (cid:449)as petty theft; you do(cid:374)"t see as much violence)
