Although the middle classes promoted charitable works to improve the lot of the poor, they felt that poverty was caused by ______________.

A. exploitation of the working class
B. lack of hard work by the urban workers
C. alcoholism and sexual promiscuity
D. inadequate government programs to provide tools for social mobility
E. denial of access to the means of production


Answer: B

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