pauperism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pauperism
Example Sentences
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Without equality, eugenics would inevitably falter on the false premise that social ills, such as vagrancy, pauperism, deviance, alcoholism, and feeblemindedness were genetic ills—while, in fact, they merely reflected inequality.
From Literature
"By the time of Queen Victoria's accession, the woollen-producing districts which had girdled mid Wales recorded some of the highest levels of pauperism in Britain," Prof Evans added.
From BBC
This pauperism and extreme poverty also led to violence.
From Salon
In the ancient societies, slavery in a great measure replaced pauperism, and, by securing the subsistence of a very large proportion of the poor, contracted the sphere of charity.
From Project Gutenberg
This daily average represents the current subsisting mass of pauperism, and is in a considerable measure made up of the old, infirm, and sick.
From Project Gutenberg
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